[fpc-pascal] Info about the -Mdelphi mode

[michael]

On 2026-04-22 08:55, Graeme Geldenhuys via fpc-pascal wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I was reading the latest documentation 
> (https://www.freepascal.org/docs-html/
> user/userse35.html) and noticed the following:
> 
>> The Delphi mode of the compiler tries to mimic Delphi as
>> closely as possible.
> 
> and
> 
>> Delphi compatibility is relatively complete up to Delphi 7.
>> New constructs in higher versions of Delphi (notably, the
>> versions that work with .NET) are not supported.
> 
> 
> Delphi 7 and Delphi.NET are extremely old by 2026 standards. Is there
> currently a definitive Delphi version that FPC aims to be compatible 
> with?
> Additionally, is there a formal roadmap or list of modern language 
> features
> that the team is currently cloning or aiming to implement in -Mdelphi 
> mode?

There is a patch to add ternary support waiting in the MR list.
Other than that I have no knowledge of missing delphi things except 
inline variables.

Michael.