#538 fpc 3.3.1 breaks (once again) compatibility

[fred vs]

Hello.

Commit from last week in fpc 3.3.1 breaks compatibility with msegui (and maybe zeoslib).
https://gitlab.com/freepascal.org/fpc/source/-/commit/ee10850a5793b69b19dc82b9c28342bdd0018f2e

Compiling msegui apps with fpc 3.3.1 after that release --> msegui apps does not run anymore.

I noted that Zeos lib, like msegui, has his own TAnsiRec declaration inZCompatibility.pas.

So I fear that the compatibility with zeoslib is also broken.

I did try to solve it for msegui but without luck, even setting this, like in commit fpc 3.3.1:

{$ifdef CPU64}
Ref : longint;
{$else}
Ref : SizeInt;

It did not help.

Maybe you have a idea how to fix it, personally I am totally lost.

Thanks.

Fre;D

[Fr0sT.Brutal]

Well, these records are internals, FPC team has the full right to change them without notice and backward compat. Relying on internals has always been unstable

[fred vs]

Of course FPC team has the full right to change things without notice and backward compat.
But he has also the full right to help people to keep compat.

[fred vs]

Hello.

OK fixed for msegui.
In case of problem in ZCompatibility.pas with fpc commit mentioned, maybe this could help.

[marsupilami79]

Hello Fred,

thank you for pointing this out. I removed TAnsiRec from ZCompatibility and changed all the places where it was used.

Best regards,

Jan

[marsupilami79]

Closing because I removed TAnsiRec from ZCompatibility.pas.