> Hi, > > I'm trying to add support for generics (templates) to fpc. > > Do we want to have a "generics" section (like "interface", > "implementation") or do we want a special source code type (like "unit", > "program") in the source code ? > > I'm tending to a special source code type "generic unit". > > The generic source code file (.pas,.pp) is installed (not the .ppu,.o). > Then in the 'uses' handler, when not finding a ppu, it reverts to the > pas file, and then finds that it is a special source code "generic unit" > or so, so it *doesnt* compile it right now, but 'uses' actually just > registers the generic classes as 'available for compilation later'.
You only need 1 generic type at once. Why should a complete generic unit be used? Also using it as a unit is inconsistent with the way that units are handled and will require a lot of if..then parts in the unit loading code. And that code is already one of the most complex parts of the compiler. It is already on a after 2.0 todo list to be rewritten because of this complexity. _______________________________________________ fpc-devel maillist - [email protected] http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-devel
