{$IFNDEF broken?

[alogrep 0]

Hello.

I am stuck with this very strange behavious.

"Gelati" is not defineD anywhare in the App.

Now If i have this code, IFNDEF it is entirely "broken".

procedure clearalltables;
var i: integer;
{$IFNDEF GELATI}
  S: STRING;   // not work here
{$ENDIF}
begin
{$IFNDEF GELATI}
     with dm2, floorplantable do begin   //not work here
       cancelrange;
       filter:='sta..........

Then if I change the code like this

procedure clearalltables;
var i: integer;
{$IFDEF GELATI}
  S: STRING;  // DIMMED. ifdef WORKS
{$ENDIF}
begin
{$ifdef gelati}
     s:='???'; // DIMMED. ifdef WORKS
{$endif}
{$IFNDEF GELATI    //Ifndef is IGNORED???
     with dm2, floorplantable do begin
       cancelrange;
       filter:='status =''T'' or status=''S''';
       filtered:=true;

And hee even more incomprehensible

procedure clearalltables1;
var i: integer;
{$IFDEF GELATI}
  S: STRING;   // DIMMED
{$ENDIF}

begin
{$ifdef gelati}
     s:='???';  //DIMMED
{$eLSE}
{$IFNDEF GELATI}  //NEITHER {$ELSE} NOR {iFNDEF WORK ??????
     with dm2, floorplantable do begin
       cancelrange;
       filter:='status ...'
     end;
{$endif}
{$endif}
end;

 

[Uwe Raabe 2166]

Looks here as expected:

[corneliusdavid 254]

38 minutes ago, alogrep said:

procedure clearalltables;

var i: integer;

{$IFDEF GELATI}

  S: STRING; // DIMMED. ifdef WORKS

{$ENDIF}

begin

{$ifdef gelati}

  s:='???'; // DIMMED. ifdef WORKS

{$endif}

{$IFNDEF GELATI //Ifndef is IGNORED???

  with dm2, floorplantable do begin

Perhaps this was a re-type error but that line with "{$IFNDEF GELATI" is missing the closing curly brace:

{$IFNDEF GELATI} // <-- need to close with }

Otherwise, it's dimming/not-dimming as I would expect.  If GELATI is not defined, then code in a "{$IFNDEF GELATI}" would execute and therefore not be dimmed--because {$IFNDEF} = if the symbol is NOT DEFINED.

[David Heffernan 2457]

If you think there's a bug, submit a bug report. What do you think we can do? 

 

And when you do, include a complete program in which you verify the defective behaviour. Obviously not your actual program. A minimal reproduction. 

 

Then you'll probably find out the real issue, which will likely be your expectations being incorrect. 

 

Edited July 17 by David Heffernan

[PeterBelow 260]

10 hours ago, alogrep said:

Hello.

I am stuck with this very strange behavious.

"Gelati" is not defineD anywhare in the App.

Now If i have this code, IFNDEF it is entirely "broken".

procedure clearalltables;
var i: integer;
{$IFNDEF GELATI}
  S: STRING;   // not work here
{$ENDIF}
begin
{$IFNDEF GELATI}
     with dm2, floorplantable do begin   //not work here
       cancelrange;
       filter:='sta..........

 

 

 

Remember that you can define such symbols not only with a $DEFINE statement but also in the project options, under Building -> Delphi compiler, "Conditional defines" on the right side. These are per-target options. Perhaps you defined GELATI there; it is the place to define symbols for all units compiled into the project, while a $DEFINE only works inside a unit, from the $DEFINE till the end of the unit or a matching $UNDEF.

[Rollo62 595]

Just try with GELATO to find out if its defined somewhere

 

Edited July 17 by Rollo62