Re: [fpc-devel] interface vs optimizer

2006-01-20 Thread mariano podesta
ok, but is this a correct behavior?i think it would be best to optimize with a compiler switch or to give a switch to turn it off.i have big porting problems :( ___ fpc-devel maillist - fpc-devel@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/

Re: [fpc-devel] interface vs optimizer

2006-01-20 Thread Alexey Barkovoy
This is by design. - Original Message - From: mariano podesta To: fpc-devel@lists.freepascal.org Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2006 1:56 AM Subject: [fpc-devel] interface vs optimizer hi people, there is a problem with functions returning interfaces: if nobody stores the result, the ob

[fpc-devel] interface vs optimizer

2006-01-20 Thread mariano podesta
hi people,there is a problem with functions returning interfaces:if nobody stores the result, the object decrements one reference despite turn off optimizations.sample:function getobj: IUnknown; begin  Result := TInterfacedObject.Create;end;procedure test;begin  getobj;  // here result of getobj ha

Re: [fpc-devel] PR: Advocates needed

2006-01-20 Thread Marco van de Voort
> I also think there are more Python developers on linux, than FPC/Lazarus > developers. This is an important factor, if you want the 'community' do > a large part of the port. The trouble is that users are not equal. I think there are more FPC/Delphi users on Linux that have experience with a

Re: [fpc-devel] PR: Advocates needed

2006-01-20 Thread Michael Van Canneyt
On Fri, 20 Jan 2006, Vincent Snijders wrote: Bisma Jayadi wrote: > It's not the advocacy that is needed but rather they need code for it > to work. It says right in the article. I think we should stop the VB vs Pascal discussion now. It's useless since we all here already know which is th

Re: [fpc-devel] PR: Advocates needed

2006-01-20 Thread Vincent Snijders
Bisma Jayadi wrote: > It's not the advocacy that is needed but rather they need code for it > to work. It says right in the article. I think we should stop the VB vs Pascal discussion now. It's useless since we all here already know which is the winner. Even Alex himself had already knew abo

Re: [fpc-devel] PR: Advocates needed

2006-01-20 Thread Marco van de Voort
> > VisionForce wrote: > >> You all may hate me after I say this, but creating software in VB or > >> VB.NET goes very, very quickly. But I guess since you're trying to > >> advocate Pascal right now, this information doesn't help you any. > > > > Well, my personal experience is, that in total Delp