[fpc-pascal] The world is ending

[Graeme Geldenhuys]

On 2016-05-10 03:17, Mazo Winst wrote:
> 1 - So, is there a way to set the codepage to be used by the String type
> regardless of the platform?

Yes, apparently via SetMultiByteConversionCodePage(). I still need to
check the documentation to find out more details. I think this is what
Lazarus is doing for the LCL+FPC3.x too.


> 2 - If question 1 is true, what are the implications for the RTL? We can
> expect some unexpected behavior when doing that?

No idea. As far as I understand pretty much nothing has been done to the
RTL regarding text encodings, so I wouldn't expect too much.


> 3 - If question 1 is true, what are the recommended way to do that?

Another good question. I would guess it must be called as soon as
possible in your application and can't change afterwards. But that's
just a guess.


> 4 - What should we do when we find flaws in the documentation? Should we
> report to Michael Van Caneyt here on the list?

I would suggest to always report any issues on Mantis. That way they are
not lost or forgotten. Also, I believe Documentation bugs reported in
Mantis are automatically assigned to Michael.


Regards,
  Graeme

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