[Lazarus] Jedi Code Format barfs on an Octal number

[waldo kitty]

On 12/16/2013 2:58 AM, Michael Van Canneyt wrote:
>
>
> On Sun, 15 Dec 2013, waldo kitty wrote:
>
>> On 12/15/2013 6:18 PM, brian wrote:
>>> The bug is a simple one, JCF won't accept the '&' syntax for an octal number.
>>> There's absolutely no doubt that this was the problem, all of my units formatted
>>> correctly except for the one with the two calls to FpChmod in it, and that one
>>> formatted correctly when I changed the octal number to its decimal equivalent.
>>
>> FWIW: the octal format of specifying numbers is relatively new and IIRC only
>> available in FPC mode...
>
> 'relatively new' is relative. I think octal notation has been available in FPC
> since many years.

yes, but it is not available in TP/BP and (IIRC) Delphi... for many out here in 
the wilds, that qualifies ;)

in any case, yes, it is a relative observation of relativistic properties ;)

-- 
NOTE: No off-list assistance is given without prior approval.
       Please keep mailing list traffic on the list unless
       private contact is specifically requested and granted.

---
This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active.
http://www.avast.com