Am 13.11.2011 17:49, schrieb Graeme Geldenhuys:
On 13/11/2011, leledumbo<leledumbo_cool@....> wrote:
I think the
compiler treats functions receiving array of char (or pointer to it) as
ShortString when none of the directives above exist.
Indeed, FPC defaults to ShortString if {$H+} is not specified. That is
probably the problem. I really don't know why this is still so (maybe
some performance thing inside the compiler itself). I now simply
specify $H+ in the fpc.cfg file, in case I forget to add it to the
header of a unit.
That the compiler uses ShortString for performance reasons is not
related to the fact that ObjFPC uses them by default. In this case the
reason is simply backwards compatibilty (note: not Delphi compatibilty
:P ). Though its not the compiler which is the problem here as it has an
explicit "{$H-}" in its define include file.
Regards,
Sven
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