[fpc-pascal] String type with specified length and without codepage

[Gabor Boros]

Hi All,

I try to rewrite some C/C++ code with FPC. I don't know which is the 
best string handling technique in this case. The original code for example:

char  b_l[b_list_len][bn_len+1];
char  s_n[sn_len+1];

I do not want to fight with "char"s or "byte"s. Just want to use the 
easier way which have the best performance. (The original code use 
strncpy.) I can use "s_n:String[sn_len]", but "String" is ShortString 
and it's have CP_ACP codepage if I understand the wiki correctly. So I 
need a string type with explicit defined length and with CP_NONE 
codepage for a Linux/Windows multi platform application. Any idea?

Gabor