Can I use both Delphi XE3 and XE4 to work on the same project? What are the drawbacks? Would I need to maintain multiple project or settings files or something like that?
I wouldn't really recommend dosing so, but technically it is possible. In that case it would be very important to define a workflow, that makes sure, that things don't get messy. Most importantly, you need a designated build machine, so that your binaries are always generated the same way (using the same compiler version that is). I would strongly recommend using FinalBuilder for that, On that build machine you would define the set of project options and have all libraries in a verified version. This basically makes you independent of any possible differences between Delphi versions. One challenge is to be careful with compiler version specific defines (ifdefs) - in your own code and 3rd party libraries.
You may know ICS (http://wiki.overbyte.be). It's current code base is common for Delphi 7 to Delphi XE4. So the answer to your question is: Yes you can.
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ReplyDeleteI wouldn't really recommend dosing so, but technically it is possible. In that case it would be very important to define a workflow, that makes sure, that things don't get messy. Most importantly, you need a designated build machine, so that your binaries are always generated the same way (using the same compiler version that is). I would strongly recommend using FinalBuilder for that,
ReplyDeleteOn that build machine you would define the set of project options and have all libraries in a verified version. This basically makes you independent of any possible differences between Delphi versions.
One challenge is to be careful with compiler version specific defines (ifdefs) - in your own code and 3rd party libraries.
You may know ICS (http://wiki.overbyte.be). It's current code base is common for Delphi 7 to Delphi XE4. So the answer to your question is: Yes you can.
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