[fpc-pascal] Changing variable in conditional

2013-01-08 Thread Krzysztof
Hi, I like when Free Pascal trying to implement best practices from other languages. That was with increment variable using assign operator: i += 1. Anyway, few days ago I analyzed C++ code and I liked one syntax: if ( ( i = GetSomeValue ) = 10 ) { // variable i already has value returned by

Re: [fpc-pascal] Changing variable in conditional

2013-01-08 Thread Michael Fuchs
Am 08.01.2013 09:44, schrieb Krzysztof: I like when Free Pascal trying to implement best practices from other languages. That was with increment variable using assign operator: i += 1. Anyway, few days ago I analyzed C++ code and I liked one syntax: if ( ( i = GetSomeValue ) = 10 ) { //

Re: [fpc-pascal] Changing variable in conditional

2013-01-08 Thread Mattias Gaertner
On Tue, 8 Jan 2013 09:44:13 +0100 Krzysztof dib...@wp.pl wrote: Hi, I like when Free Pascal trying to implement best practices from other languages. That was with increment variable using assign operator: i += 1. Anyway, few days ago I analyzed C++ code and I liked one syntax: if ( ( i =

Re: [fpc-pascal] Changing variable in conditional

2013-01-08 Thread ik
On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 10:44 AM, Krzysztof dib...@wp.pl wrote: Hi, I like when Free Pascal trying to implement best practices from other languages. That was with increment variable using assign operator: i += 1. Anyway, few days ago I analyzed C++ code and I liked one syntax: if ( ( i =

Re: [fpc-pascal] Changing variable in conditional

2013-01-08 Thread Krzysztof
I don't like a lot of C++ syntax but this one is interesting. You really don't like it? :) ___ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal

Re: [fpc-pascal] Changing variable in conditional

2013-01-08 Thread Marco van de Voort
In our previous episode, Krzysztof said: I don't like a lot of C++ syntax but this one is interesting. You really don't like it? :) It's the worst thing ever. 95% of the hard to find errors in C in my code are due to = vs == mixup. ___ fpc-pascal

[fpc-pascal] Linker fails cross compiling from Linux to Mac.

2013-01-08 Thread Bruce Tulloch
I had a working Debian Squeeze to Mac OSX Snow Leopard cross- compilation system working. It's documented here: http://wiki.freepascal.org/Cross_compiling_OSX_on_Linux Unfortunately the method described on that page is now broken. The problem linking for OSX on a Linux no longer works for me.

Re: [fpc-pascal] Linker fails cross compiling from Linux to Mac.

2013-01-08 Thread Jonas Maebe
On 08 Jan 2013, at 10:49, Bruce Tulloch wrote: I had a working Debian Squeeze to Mac OSX Snow Leopard cross- compilation system working. It's documented here: http://wiki.freepascal.org/Cross_compiling_OSX_on_Linux Unfortunately the method described on that page is now broken. The problem

Re: [fpc-pascal] Linker fails cross compiling from Linux to Mac.

2013-01-08 Thread Bruce Tulloch
On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 9:04 PM, Jonas Maebe jonas.ma...@elis.ugent.be wrote: On 08 Jan 2013, at 10:49, Bruce Tulloch wrote: I had a working Debian Squeeze to Mac OSX Snow Leopard cross- What had changed when it stopped working? I had to upgrade from Debian Sneeze to Wheezy (for other

Re: [fpc-pascal] Changing variable in conditional

2013-01-08 Thread Jorge Aldo G. de F. Junior
C programmers are (usually, but there are a lot of exceptions) bad programmers who confuse the power of a language with the capability of decrease the ammount of typing needed to reach a certain goal. They despise pascal because pascal is somewhat verbose (ignoring that this is what makes pascal

[fpc-pascal] Re: Changing variable in conditional

2013-01-08 Thread leledumbo
I don't like a lot of C++ syntax but this one is interesting. You really don't like it? :) HELL NO! Most C/C++ programmers don't have any idea who will READ and CONTINUE their work, and I'm one of those unlucky person who has to deal with this stupid, error prone, unreadable, worthless feature!

[fpc-pascal] Re: FPC's broken cross-compiler directory structure?

2013-01-08 Thread leledumbo
I never use [cross]zipinstall so I have no idea about it, make [cross]install produce the correct directory structure. Perhaps you can [cross]install first then manually zip the result. -- View this message in context:

Re: [fpc-pascal] Changing variable in conditional

2013-01-08 Thread Mark Morgan Lloyd
Marco van de Voort wrote: In our previous episode, Krzysztof said: I don't like a lot of C++ syntax but this one is interesting. You really don't like it? :) It's the worst thing ever. 95% of the hard to find errors in C in my code are due to = vs == mixup. Seconded. In fact, if assignment

Re: [fpc-pascal] Changing variable in conditional

2013-01-08 Thread Henry Vermaak
On Tue, Jan 08, 2013 at 09:58:19AM +0100, Krzysztof wrote: I don't like a lot of C++ syntax but this one is interesting. You really don't like it? :) Most C programmers I've dealt with (including myself) consider this bad practise. Henry ___

Re: [fpc-pascal] Use of abstract classes

2013-01-08 Thread Michael Fuchs
Am 08.01.2013 13:06, schrieb Howard Page-Clark: TAbstractClass = class abstract(TObject) 'Casting' a class as abstract is curious syntax. What led you to think of that? But obviously the compiler knows it. This is no casting, it is the new abstract class syntax coming from delphi. As

Re: [fpc-pascal] Changing variable in conditional

2013-01-08 Thread Henry Vermaak
On Tue, Jan 08, 2013 at 08:19:15AM -0300, Jorge Aldo G. de F. Junior wrote: C programmers are (usually, but there are a lot of exceptions) bad programmers who confuse the power of a language with the capability of decrease the ammount of typing needed to reach a certain goal. They despise

Re: [fpc-pascal] Use of abstract classes

2013-01-08 Thread Paul Ishenin
08.01.13, 19:48, Michael Fuchs пишет: I thougt this would cause a compiler error, while creating a abstract class. Surprisingly it compiles, even without a warning. Do I have to use any compiler switches or is there no sense in using the abstract keyword for a class? Abstract class feature

Re: [fpc-pascal] Use of abstract classes

2013-01-08 Thread Michael Fuchs
Am 08.01.2013 13:29, schrieb Paul Ishenin: Abstract class feature is implemented the same way as it is done in delphi. In delphi it does not raise any error, so it works in FPC. The only limitation is that you can't both set sealed and abstract for the same class. Maybe later delphi will come

Re: [fpc-pascal] Linker fails cross compiling from Linux to Mac.

2013-01-08 Thread Bruce Tulloch
Any other thoughts as to what I should do or information I can provide to help diagnose this further? It would be a shame to loose the ability to cross compile to Mac. Bruce. On Jan 8, 2013 10:07 PM, Bruce Tulloch pas...@causal.com wrote: On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 9:04 PM, Jonas Maebe

Re: [fpc-pascal] Use of abstract classes

2013-01-08 Thread Michael Fuchs
Am 08.01.2013 17:33, schrieb Graeme Geldenhuys: +1 The current behaviour (even if Delphi compatible) seems just wrong - totally defeats the point of abstract in object design! What is the best way for a discussion on this? Should I create a feature request in bugtracker? Michael

Re: [fpc-pascal] Use of abstract classes

2013-01-08 Thread Paul Ishenin
09.01.13, 6:26, Michael Fuchs пишет: What is the best way for a discussion on this? Should I create a feature request in bugtracker? First create a desired implementation with a patch. Best regards, Paul Ishenin ___ fpc-pascal maillist -

Re: [fpc-pascal] Changing variable in conditional

2013-01-08 Thread Jorge Aldo G. de F. Junior
Your phrase almost made me care about... Do you wanna make me care ? Show some points, make a constructive critic about what i said etc. For all that matter, your answer is just a plain old argumentum ad hominem, a fallacy category, and being a fallacy, tells me you cant really make a good

Re: [fpc-pascal] Re: FPC's broken cross-compiler directory structure?

2013-01-08 Thread Bruce Tulloch
Thanks, but that's what the make file appears to do already (crossinstall into a local target which is then zipped). If this problem is not affecting anyone else I'll not worry about it it as I've coded a simple script to work around the problem when installing on my system here. Bruce. On Tue,