FPC_DOTTEDUNITS
lazarus / 64-FPC development

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deadserious · 2023-09-14 08:25

I'm looking at latest sources and noticed a bunch of [$IFDEF
FPC_DOTTEDUNITS}. I don't see where it's actually defined anywhere
though so assume it's a change in progress.

Is there any information about the plan or strategy on a namespaced
RTL?

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marcov · 2023-09-14 08:47

Yes, that it is part of, but still under construction.

Note that it will be the RTL compiled in a different way, and combined
with all other Delphi/unicode changes.

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deadserious · 2023-09-14 15:13

Is there a design doc or project doc outlining what and how it's being
done?

Is there anything I can do to help speed along the task?

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marcov · 2023-09-14 15:43

There is a wiki page iirc, but I haven't delved into it yet.

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deadserious · 2023-09-19 14:01

For anyone reading this thread, the page can be found here:

https://wiki.freepascal.org/FPC_Dotted_RTL

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Gustavo 'Gus' Carreno · 2023-12-30 09:43

Hey Y'all,

Maybe this is a dumb question, but after reading the above mentioned
Wiki entry, one question popped into my mind:
Is it possible to use the dotted unit's names if we haven't compiled
using the make ... FPC_DOTTEDUNITS=1 ...?
I was discussing the dotted units transition on Discord and I'm
wanting to actually add an entry to my TestStar list about this
subject, but I'm not sure the default way that fpcupdeluxe installs
stuff will allow me.

Can anyone clarify this, please?
Many thanks in advance!!

Cheers,
Gus

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marcov · 2023-12-30 12:18

Afaik no. You really need a dottedunits release, everything is linked
together in the makefiles.

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Gustavo 'Gus' Carreno · 2023-12-30 12:26

Hey Marco,

Quote from: marcov on December 30, 2023, 01:18:09 pmAfaik no. You
really need a dottedunits release, everything is linked together in
the makefiles.

Thank you so very much for the clarification!!
This will undoubtedly help me in my TestDottedUnits entry into
TestStar.

I guess that my next step is to bug/nudge DonAlfredo in adding an
option to actually have this come to life under fpcupdeluxe.

Ermmm, another question arises: Is the dotted stuff mature enough to
actually allow us mere mortals to have a go at it?

Many thanks!!

Cheers,
Gus