On Sun, 15 Mar 2009, Tomas Hajny wrote:
> > > * In cases were some code needs a particular mode other than the default > > > mode > > > we can include which mode is needed. > > > > There is no need for this: Classes and exception handling always need mode > > objfpc > > or Delphi. Regular functions do not need a mode at all. > > > > This is a simple rule, which can easily be remembered, no ? > > Well, out of curiousity, I tried searching for the word "exceptions" > in the Programmer's Guide and Reference Guide and look at it with > eyes of a newcomer as suggested by Francisco. I don't think that the > places I found (including the dedicated chapter for exceptions in the > Reference Guide) make this rule very obvious, so there may be some > room for improvement, IMHO. Indeed, this rule is clear from the > description of the different compiler modes and various methods > allowing to change the mode, but the newcomer may not even know / > understand that he should be interested in changing the compiler mode > (i.e. visit that part of the document). If nothing else, I'd > certainly expect to find this information in the Reference Guide in > chapters describing the appropriate language elements. A good point, and I will add some statements to the docs in the appropriate chapters/sections ! Michael. _______________________________________________ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal
