[Lazarus] Multi-threading support in IDE

[Mattias Gärtner]

Zitat von Graeme Geldenhuys <graemeg at opensoft.homeip.net>:

> Mattias Gaertner wrote:
>>
>> -compiler crashes do not effect the IDE
>
> I like Florian's idea too. As for your statement above, how often  
> does this really happen? In the last 4-5 years that I have been  
> using FPC, the compiler has not once "crashed" on me. Yes it might  
> report that there is a compiler error in my project, but I do not  
> consider that a crash.

The compiler is started on every compile which is the cleanest start  
you can get. A threaded compiler must have a restart, which is less  
clean. There will be more crashes and bugs.
What happens if the restart fails?

Mattias