[Lazarus] debug hints in lazarus [Re: [fpc-devel] Status and ideas about debug info (stabs, dwarf / dwar3)]

[Sven Barth]

On 13.09.2011 14:07, Graeme Geldenhuys wrote:
> And yes the "inspecting properties could change data" is a moot point.
> Delphi allows it, and NOBODY complains about the possible data change
> issue. The pros far outweigh the cons. We are programmers, we should
> know what is "dangerous" or not - but it should be our choice to use
> such "dangerous" features.

Just as a sidenote: If I remember correctly Delphi doesn't allow you to 
inspect all getters. Once they are too complex it will display that the 
value can't be displayed.
When I've done my bachelor thesis (this Thursday) I'll play around in my 
Delphi XE a bit to see whether I can pinpoint such situations. Perhaps 
Delphi is marking the getters as "pure" if there are no sideeffects 
(e.g. assignments besides Result, calls of non pure functions/methods etc.)

Regards,
Sven