Re: [fpc-devel] [Suggestion] Enumeration range-check intrinsic
On Fri, 5 Jul 2019 00:40:15 +0100 "J. Gareth Moreton" wrote: > You could consider this an ultimatum, but I know it will be pointless > to do that because you'll just ignore me. So I'm pleading, Jonas... > there needs to be a way to check if an enumeration contains an > invalid value to avoid diving into the realm of undefined behaviour. > Just because you wouldn't use it doesn't mean we won't. I am only a hobbyist, so take this for what it's worth. I am very puzzled by Gareth's insistence on this issue. It seems to me that, if there is a chance that a value read from some external source might have a value outside the range of an enum, then enum is not the right data type for that operation. Use an appropriate integer type instead. Tony ___ fpc-devel maillist - fpc-devel@lists.freepascal.org https://lists.freepascal.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fpc-devel
Re: [fpc-devel] Some thoughts on multi-line string support, and a possible syntax that I think is perfectly clean and Pascal-ish.
On Thu, 4 Jul 2019 12:00:07 +0200 Marco van de Voort wrote: > In conclusion: it is a solution in search of a problem, with bad > behaviour in errorhandling (when unbalanced the compiler errors on > perfectly fine code in the wrong place after whatever ' closes the > unbalanced ) on top of it. > > This is why the feature goes against the grain of Pascal IMHO. Well said Marco! I have been reading this mailing list for some time and have been disturbed recently-ish by how often suggestions come up for "my pet feature from another language" or "a cool idea I just had" (I am probably doing an injustice to some of the suggestions, but often they feel deeply un-Pascal-ish - I can't define it but I know it when I see it). In these circumstances, a healthy scepticism and conservatism among the development team is a good thing. Tony ___ fpc-devel maillist - fpc-devel@lists.freepascal.org https://lists.freepascal.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fpc-devel
