[fpc-pascal] Typinfo incompatibilities between FPC and Delphi

[Sven Barth]

On 31.05.2014 05:53, Kenneth Cochran wrote:
> I'm attempting to port GExperts from Delphi to Lazaurus and noticed the
> definition of TPropInfo differs from Delphi's.
>
> In FPC's TPropInfo the PropType field is PTypeInfo whereas in Delphi it
> is PPTypeInfo. I'm not sure what is actually gained by this extra level
> of indirection but it exists none the less.
>
> Are there any plans to update TPropInfo to be compatible with Delphi or
> do I need to  wrap dependent code with compiler conditionals?

There are no plans as we have to stay compatible with our own old 
codebases as well. You'll need to use compiler conditionals.

Regards,
Sven