[fpc-devel] Unicode and Lazarus

[Michael Schnell]

> But it seems, that not everybody is happy with the current Codegear 
> Unicode solution:
>
>    https://forums.codegear.com/thread.jspa?threadID=7140&tstart=0
This is neither backwards compatible, nor nice, nor fast nor small :(
>
> After reading this thread, I am not sure, if Delphi 2009 compatibility 
> is a must for FPC/Lazarus.
>
I agree !!!!
But for future compatibility it would be nice if FPC/Lazarus could 
provide a _mode_ that allows for writing D2009 compatible code.

(You might also take a look at the string handling in Delphi-Prism which 
I believe is the way Embarcadero will be going in the future and where 
FPC/Lazarus is not sensibly / necessarily / easily / likely following. )

-Michael