An interesting approach, but surely you had code that was common to projects that you were maintaining in all/other versions ? If you were just keeping it around "just in case" why not just tag/branch/label your projects at the appropriate point in time in your SVN/git or whatever other repository you are using ?
As for keeping ANSI files separate from Unicode ones, the IDE and compiler have both supported Unicode encoded source files since Delphi 2007 iirc. We mostly didn't notice/realise because without Unicode support in the RTL/compiler this feature was neither very useful nor very important to most of us. :) On 30 September 2011 23:05, John Bird <[email protected]> wrote: > When I have changed Delphi versions I have tended to create a new folder eg > copy \Projects\D2006 to \Projects\D2007 under which all my source projects > folders go, ie I copy the source tree. > > Note this means I also have to go editing files where some of the files > like > the .dproj file have hardwired paths - I use a string substitute program I > wrote in Delphi to change all such references eg \Projects\D2006 to > \Projects\D2007. Underneath this folder are all the folders for my > projects, including one called Components where source for all installed > components is kept for that version. > > The advantage of this approach is that each folder tree of source is for a > single Delphi version, and it does not create problems of maintaining > multiple versions for me as I have always found when I upgrade I never tend > to work again in the older version (but the IDE and the projects source is > there in case I need to). This however might be especially handy for > using > source between D2007 and XE2 etc where some files that were ASCII are now > Unicode. > > John > > Original Message----- > From: Alister Christie > Sent: Friday, September 30, 2011 3:05 AM > To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List > Subject: Re: [DUG] Delphi XE2 > > On my laptop I develop in Delphi 2007, but also have 2009, 2010, XE and > XE2. > > You might have problems if you try to compile the same packages in > different IDEs, or open and save a project in a recent IDE and try > reopening it on D2007, but otherwise you should be fine. If you want to > be particularly paranoid, install the new version on a VM. > > Alister Christie > Computers for People > Ph: 04 471 1849 Fax: 04 471 1266 > http://www.salespartner.co.nz > Follow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/salespartner > PO Box 13085 > Johnsonville > Wellington > > > On 30/09/2011 10:37 a.m., Robert Martin wrote: > > Hi > > > > We have recently bought Delphi XE2. We are currently using Delphi 2007 > > due to component and Unicode issues. However we would like to install > > onto our dev machines and have a play. We also need to install and > > register within 2 weeks to get some of the freebies (FastCube). > > > > Is it safe to do a side by side install for D2007 and Delphi XE2, We > > don't want XE2 to stuff up our Delphi 2007 install? > > > > It is an upgrade license, will that be an issue for the above? > > > > Would really love some sort of book to read that covers new features > > between D2007 and XE2. Is there such a thing, I know it is early days > > for XE2. > > > > Cheers > > Rob > > _______________________________________________ > > NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list > > Post: [email protected] > > Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > > Unsubscribe: send an email to [email protected] with > > Subject: unsubscribe > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list > Post: [email protected] > Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > Unsubscribe: send an email to [email protected] with > Subject: unsubscribe > > _______________________________________________ > NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list > Post: [email protected] > Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > Unsubscribe: send an email to [email protected] with > Subject: unsubscribe >
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