[fpc-devel] Russian locale information not compatible with FPC locale variables

[Michael Schnell]

>
> I believe FPC team could provide this feature. They are genius. But, 
> I'm afraid, they don't want to provide it simply because Delphi 
> doesn't have it (yet). They don't want FPC being incompatible with 
> Delphi. :-P
Adding some keywords would it not make incompatible. To stay compatible 
you just don't use them :).
>
> I don't understand why FPC has DELPHI MODE directive in the first 
> place if FPC don't want to be different with Delphi. Maybe FPC should 
> eliminate this directive and make it as the default mode. :-P
Maybe a compiler switch can be added that disallows the new keywords and 
that is set by default in Delphi mode (but can be switched off by the 
user if he wants to take advantage of the new features.

-Michael