Alexander Klenin schrieb: > I would like to return the discussion to the original question, > now with the real code sample ;-) > Look at r21318 of Lazarus (tachart: fixed compilation with fpc 2.5.1, > by Vincent). > > [BTW, is there any web-interface for browsing Lazarus SVN?] > > I think it is a typical sample of change required to production code > by the restriction we are discussing. > Looking at the diff, I'd argue that: > 1) Old version was cleaner. > 2) New version is _not_ any safer, since any type error in the old code > will result in exactly the same consequences with the new one. > => > So, the additional inconvenience to developer did not pay off.
It does. Everybody knows now that there is happening something strange because type casts are used. > > To really address the problem, I think compiler should insert a run-time type > check (e.g. the as operator) automatically. When? Before and/or after the call? _______________________________________________ fpc-devel maillist - fpc-devel@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-devel
