Re: [fpc-pascal] Repost: TFieldType declaration change in FPC fixes_3_2 branch

2021-10-18 Thread LacaK via fpc-pascal
/Reposted with correct branch identifier/. I thought that a fixes branch was only for bug fixes and not for issuing non-backwards compatible changes. However, TFieldType in db.pas now has 6 extra elements. The result is that IBX no longer compiles with the fixes_3_2 branch. I have also

Re: [fpc-pascal] Repost: TFieldType declaration change in FPC fixes_3_2 branch

2021-10-17 Thread Michael Van Canneyt via fpc-pascal
On Sun, 17 Oct 2021, Tony Whyman via fpc-pascal wrote: Yes - but is that really a bug fix that justifies a non-backwards compatible change? That's up for debate of course. Probably it was needed as prerequisite for other bugfixes. Michael. ___

Re: [fpc-pascal] Repost: TFieldType declaration change in FPC fixes_3_2 branch

2021-10-17 Thread Tony Whyman via fpc-pascal
Yes - but is that really a bug fix that justifies a non-backwards compatible change? On 17/10/2021 11:09, Michael Van Canneyt via fpc-pascal wrote: On Sun, 17 Oct 2021, Tony Whyman via fpc-pascal wrote: /Reposted with correct branch identifier/. I thought that a fixes branch was only for

Re: [fpc-pascal] Repost: TFieldType declaration change in FPC fixes_3_2 branch

2021-10-17 Thread Michael Van Canneyt via fpc-pascal
On Sun, 17 Oct 2021, Tony Whyman via fpc-pascal wrote: /Reposted with correct branch identifier/. I thought that a fixes branch was only for bug fixes and not for issuing non-backwards compatible changes. However, TFieldType in db.pas now has 6 extra elements. The result is that IBX no

[fpc-pascal] Repost: TFieldType declaration change in FPC fixes_3_2 branch

2021-10-17 Thread Tony Whyman via fpc-pascal
/Reposted with correct branch identifier/. I thought that a fixes branch was only for bug fixes and not for issuing non-backwards compatible changes. However, TFieldType in db.pas now has 6 extra elements. The result is that IBX no longer compiles with the fixes_3_2 branch. I have also