[fpc-pascal] FPC 3 regression: cannot use TStringList for UTF-8 data any more?

[Mattias Gaertner]

On Mon, 04 Apr 2016 10:18:18 +0200
tobiasgiesen at gmail.com wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> disallowing "AnsiString" code for UTF-8 is a huge regression.
> 
> I use TStringList for UTF-8 strings. This is no longer possible, because
> automatic conversions cause question marks and data loss.

Lazarus uses TStringList with UTF-8 all over the place.

Please post a complete example demonstrating the problem.

Mattias