2013/12/17 Jürgen Hestermann <[email protected]>

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> Am 2013-12-17 02:42, schrieb waldo kitty:
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>  yes, but it is not available in TP/BP and (IIRC) Delphi...
>>
>
> I am wondering why octal numbers are not allowed in these modes.
> Why not allow them in all modes?
> I can't see how this would cause problems.
> It would only avoid them.


Maybe because these modes could be used to ensure that the developer is
able to switch back to TP/BP or Delphi. If these modes accepted features
which TP/BP or Delphi don't understand, switching back would become
difficult. Or you could create a source file which you want to be
compatible with FPC and with TP. If you use octal, it won't work.

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