> Hello! > > I wrote a unit for using MySQL a long time ago. It is basically the mysql > unit, but with some modified/added functions to make life easier. But it is > still procedural (currently not OOP). > > Now I added some functions which allow me to access SQL data fields by > their name and some other minor things. > > Since this moment, I cannot compile old programs with this modified unit any > more on an old SuSE 5.2 system with FPC 1.0.4, while they compile fine with > the same compiler version on newer Linux versions! (-> Because newer FPC > versions do not work on SuSE 5.2/5.3, I cannot upgrade to them.) > > I tried to find out the reason, the problem is caused by some string > definitions which seem to be used only by this new procedures when accessing > fields by their name. (If somebody wants to have a look on the source, I can > mail it to him, but I do not want to place here a long source by default.) > > I could understand that the problems arise when I make use of this (new) > functions, but shouldn't the compiler recognize when I do not use them > and completely leave them out? In this case, compilation should still work, > isn't that right? > > If somebody can help, please do so. -- Thanks.
I think the best thing would be to find out what exactly hinders newer FPC versions, make a few mods and compile a matching version locally. _______________________________________________ fpc-pascal maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal
