22 Oct
1997
22 Oct
'97
1 p.m.
GPC does NOT allow "uses" in the implementation section of a unit. That is, the following piece of code cannot compile.
unit a;
interface
<something>
implementation
uses b;
<something>
begin end.
In most (Borland-style) programs, moving "uses b" to the interface part (an obvious workaround; or *solution* if the current GPC behavior is a feature and not a bug) should not make a difference, but I imagine that there could be a few exceptions.
The Turbo Pascal 7.0 manual says about this:
"A uses clause in the implementation section allows you to further hide the inner details of a unit, because units used in the implementation section aren't visible to users of the unit. It also enables you to construct mutually dependent units."
Jesper Lund