There are a couple of open bugs relating to the Delphi 7 IDE plugin. The basic problem is that the .dfm format has changed, and Delphi 7 cannot compile the forms edited in Delphi 2007. Obviously, supporting the latest released version of Delphi is more important than supporting an old version. But Delphi 7 seems to still be popular.
So, what can be done. Options are
- Someone produces Delphi 7 versions of these forms. I don't have the time to take this on.
- Drop Delphi 7 IDE Plugin support, mark these bugs as closed and wont-fix. You will still be able to use command line and GUI tools on Delphi 7 code, you just won't get IDE integration.
Are there any other options?
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Delphi 7 IDE Plugin
There are a couple of open bugs relating to the Delphi 7 IDE plugin. The basic problem is that the .dfm format has changed, and Delphi 7 cannot compile the forms edited in Delphi 2007. Obviously, supporting the latest released version of Delphi is more important than supporting an old version. But Delphi 7 seems to still be popular.
So, what can be done. Options are
- Someone produces Delphi 7 versions of these forms. I don't have the time to take this on.
- Drop Delphi 7 IDE Plugin support, mark these bugs as closed and wont-fix. You will still be able to use command line and GUI tools on Delphi 7 code, you just won't get IDE integration.
Are there any other options?