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<DIV>Hello,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>As happy user of mORMot (ORM framework) and FPC, I am encountering some difficulties with the (more or less recent) string changes.</DIV>
<DIV>It's hard at the moment to get string handling for Delphi and FPC lined-up.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>So, I have this (hypothetical) question !</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>In the (near) future, I am still a very happy user of FPC. And mORMot. And sometimes some version of Delphi > XE2.</DIV>
<DIV>Lets say its 2017. And I am using FPC 3.2.0. Or FPC 4.0.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>What mode will I be using when writing programs/frameworks for both Delphi and FPC ?</DIV>
<DIV>* is -Mdelphiunicode the way to go ?</DIV>
<DIV>* do we have a 100% UTF8 RTL.</DIV>
<DIV>* UTF16 / UTF32 ?</DIV>
<DIV>* ......</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The question could also be: how to make a brand new start that is more or less future proof and compatible with Delphi unicode.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The answer to this question is important for making decisions at this very right moment.</DIV>
<DIV>Some hacks are (still) needed to get strings working for the mORMot framework in both Delphi and FPC.</DIV>
<DIV>And I (we) would like make hacks that can be dismissed when using future versions of FPC.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I know the question is a bit strange, but I would appreciate some answers, if possible.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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