> Starting with Delphi 6, you can use a single DPK file without
> reference to the VCL number and then use the {$LIBSUFFIX } directive
> to have the output BPL file include the appropriate VCL version.

Hi Ray,


The suffix is included in the source of the DPK file. So, if you have
to maintain a package for multiple versions of Delphi, you would have
to take care of *that* every time you compile the package, to make sure
the suffix is the one you need at the moment. Practically, the
directive is cool if you just go up with your package and never need to
compile it with a lesser version of Delphi. I think that's why this
feature is practically unused by big component players, as far as I can
see.


If the suffix (and other) would be saved in other file, Delphi version
specific, than it would be really cool. I'm thinking at .dof files. Too
bad they were not meant to go up with the Delphi version, either with
small name adjustment, or using same file name, but different content,
kind of .ini (xml), something like


[Delphi6]
LIBSUFFIX=60
...other crap


[Delphi7]
LIBSUFFIX=70
...other crap






regards,


Lucian