On Wednesday 20 October 2010 11:53:02 Marco van de Voort wrote: > Again: Combining two languages into one compiler doesn't magically make > them interoperable. And the only existing example doesn't exactly have a > crack record on using C++ FROM Delphi (the otherway around is different, > I'm told, not elegant, but doable). > > Basically it would mean implementing the innerards of C++ into the whole > existing (pascal) compiler too, so that the pascal compiler can access C++ > objects, not just a two bit extra parser. (which is also not so simple as > it sounds, since probably backends mod to execute C++ in a compliant way > are also possible).
No, it would be the other way around. The "kind of C++" or "pseudo C++" or whatever would map to the existing compiler's data and object structure. I think Michael Schnell's idea is about the same as mine (see the other mail). However, C++ is a poor example because its syntax is a deep swamp. Ok, I don't start with multiply inheritance or templates... The frontend would need to ban lots of syntax, practically creating a new C++ related language ... No thanks for me ... I see C++ as an example of how NOT to do things. Other language frontends would be realistic IMO. Juha _______________________________________________ fpc-devel maillist - fpc-devel@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-devel
