[fpc-devel] PPU version checking

[Sven Barth]

On 25.02.2013 13:08, John Lee wrote:
> This is a major pain to quite a few users - I have some units for which
> source is lost from v2.4. Surely some of the reasons for the changes in
> ppu version would _not_ cause a problem with later versions if one isn't
> using this particular feature?

This is the same problem one has with Delphi.

> Maybe someone could generate a (binary?) patch to disable the check (at
> user's risk)?

If you'd disable the check you would not be able to use e.g. a 2.4 unit 
with 2.6, because the PPU format is different and thus you'd definitely
(not just perhaps!) get errors when the compiler reads the PPU file.

Regards,
Sven