On Wed, 03 Dec 2014 16:46:43 +0100 Hans-Peter Diettrich <drdiettri...@aol.com> wrote:
>[...] > Q: how do I debug the RTL (step into)? Compile it with debugging info (-gl) and install it. >[...] > > If your code contains > > literals for a specific Windows codepage then you are limiting > > yourself to that codepage (not x-platform). That is your choice. > > OTOH Lazarus main target is x-platform programs. For example the > > UTF8ToConsole solution works on Unix too, while your CP1252 > > example does not. > > What's CP1252 specific in my example? Your example works if you use CP1252 as source encoding, as I have told you. I'm not sure why you call that a 'hack'. >[...] > >> Delphi string literals instead come with their true dynamic encoding, > >> which > >> never can be 0, and thus can be assigned and shown properly. Above code > >> then will show CP=1252 and Len=4 for the AnsiString variable. > > > > No, it should show garbage and Len=7, because the source is UTF-8, > > while the compiler treats it as your system codepage. > > Well, I tested my program with XE, with the default Windows textfile > encoding. Ah, so you tested CP1252 encoding under XE. The same works under FPC. > When FPC or Lazarus has problems with such a program file, > then something is flawed :-( PEBCAK Mattias -- _______________________________________________ Lazarus mailing list Lazarus@lists.lazarus.freepascal.org http://lists.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/lazarus
