"Prof. A Olowofoyeku (The African Chief)" wrote:
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I guess this also signals doom for my "Delphi compatibility" units, which can perhaps quietly disappear. This is not necessarily a bad thing, because I have long been dubious as to whether anyone other than me is using them. I still intend of course to continue to develop them for my own purposes, so those who are interested in them will be able to get updates.
Compatibility units are a much different thing than building compatibility into the compiler system. They are basically an interface between the non-standardized and variable Delphi 'standard', and a controlled standard. If they interfaced to ISO 10206 they would be the most useful.