Was trying to code a recursive generic function but kept getting an error: "Error: Global Generic template references static symtable A generic declared in the interface section of a unit must not reference symbols that belong solely to the implementation section of that unit.” Is there a trick to this and I missed the memo, or just not allowed? Resorted to concrete types to get it to compile.

On Oct 25, 2026, at 3:52 AM, Marco van de Voort via fpc-pascal wrote: Op 24-10-2026 om 23:07 schreef P Padil via fpc-pascal: > Was trying to code a recursive generic function but kept getting an error: > "Error: Global Generic template references static symtable > A generic declared in the interface section of a unit must not reference symbols that belong solely to the implementation section of that unit.” > > Is there a trick to this and I missed the memo, or just not allowed? Resorted to concrete types to get it to compile. > Yes. If your code refers constants declare them in the body of the function, rather than as a separate block in the function. _______________________________________________ fpc-pascal maillist - https://lists.freepascal.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal