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Archive for June 2nd, 2020

Are there any static code analysis tools for Delphi/Pascal? – Stack Overflow

Posted by jpluimers on 2020/06/02

Still interesting question: [WayBack] Are there any static code analysis tools for Delphi/Pascal? – Stack Overflow

The basic problem here is that there is no formal language definition for the Delphi or Object Pascal language.

[WayBack] GitHub – RomanYankovsky/DelphiAST: Abstract syntax tree builder for Delphi (which also supports FreePascal and Lazarus) comes closest, and is used by FixInsight.

All other tools have more or less problems parsing various language constructs.

This starts with the built-in tooling that is based on [WayBack] Modeling Applications with Together which basically has not been maintained since the Delphi 2007 era.

Then there is for instance [WayBack] Code Healer Group CodeHealer for Delphi, but their [WayBack] Code Healer Group Forums – Index page have no messages since 2016.

Another wrapper around DelphiAST, is [WayBack] GitHub – MikhailIzvekov/DelphiSCA: Static code analysis tools for Delphi, which has a visual way to walk that AST. But it has not been maintained for years. The cool thing however, is that the AST is in sync with the code editor.

Finally, TestInsight uses DelphiAST to go to the right source code location.

–jeroen

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SysUtils.pas Why parameters of these anonymous not const? TProc = …

Posted by jpluimers on 2020/06/02

At [WayBack] SysUtils.pas Why parameters of these anonymous not const? TProc = reference to procedure (Arg1: T1; Arg2: T2); TProc = reference … – Jacek Laskowski – Google+, Hallvard Vasbotn made this nail on the head comment:

It could have been solved if the const’ness had been seen as a implementation detail by the compiler (which it really is) and made const and non-const signatures assignment compatible.

It was changes like the above that I had hoped for when writing Source: 15 months later: what happened to Delphi Language Enhancements? « The Wiert Corner – irregular stream of stuff.

Now we are another 27 months later, so this again is a reminder to check what the compiler team (man?) has improved on the language side.

–jeroen

Posted in Delphi, Development, Software Development | 2 Comments »

How do I delete a Bash function? – Stack Overflow

Posted by jpluimers on 2020/06/02

I hardly do this, so I tend to forget that unset -f functionname deletes a function and unset variablename or unset -v variablename deletes a variable.

From:

I have done this:bash $ z() { echo ‘hello world’; }How do I get rid of it?

Source: [WayBackHow do I delete a Bash function? – Stack Overflow

Reference: [WayBack] unset Man Page – Bash – SS64.com

–jeroen

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