I think we should put these kind of threads to an end. We get several different request which conflict or need a lot of time:

- Packages
- Better optimizer
- Better smartlinking (internal linker) to reduce executable size
- Easier cross platform (internal linker/assemblers)
- Faster (C++ like) exception handling
- More Delphi compatible

I guess the above all gives us enough work for the next 10 years.

If you want to modernize the language you can take the current fpc code and extend it yourself. If the extension is clear and we agree on it it can eventually be put in the main fpc release.

So please stop useless requests and debating and start coding.

Peter

If you want to modernize the language you can take the current fpc code and extend it yourself. If the extension is clear and we agree on it it can eventually be put in the main fpc release.

Discussions are useful.

Before one starts coding away, a consensus would be nice to have.

I would not want to spend days on something only to be thrown out simply because the idea or the principle got on the wrong sides of others.

Discussions without proper basics are useless. If you want a certain feature, create a wiki page and start with a specification, see e.g. http://www.freepascal.org/wiki/index.php/Generics

Noted. Thanks.