Hi,

{ TFoo }

  generic TFoo<T> = class
    procedure Bar;
  end;

{ TFoo }

procedure TFoo.Bar;
  procedure localproc;
  begin end;
begin
end;
This will not compile (fpc 3.0.4):
gentest.lpr(35,4) Error: Generic methods cannot have nested procedures

While the message is clear, the reason for this is not (to me at last).

Does anybody know why?

Bart

Am So., 2. Dez. 2018, 23:29 hat Bart geschrieben:

Because Delphi does not allow that either. We relaxed that however in 3.1.1 and it should be part of 3.2.0. You can test the corresponding branch of you want.

Regards,
Sven

Sven Barth wrote

Because Delphi does not allow that either. We relaxed that however in 3.1.1 and it should be part of 3.2.0. You can test the corresponding branch of you want.

Is this related to <https://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=33013> ? The example I provided then doesn't crash anymore, but it sounds like that is the sort of code that would not be accepted at all in Delphi?

I'll have to check the real-world code again, might be able to close this bug as "fixed in the mean time".

Am Mo., 3. Dez. 2018, 10:53 hat Martok
geschrieben:

Yes, I fixed something related to nested procs some weeks ago and yes, Delphi does not support that (and some other things we support, but they don't :D ).

Regards,
Sven

Martok wrote

I'll have to check the real-world code again, might be able to close this bug as "fixed in the mean time".

Checked, works also in real code.

I have added a note saying so on the bug.