[Lazarus] Can't compile trunk with fpc 2.4.5 under ubuntu

[Paul Breneman]

Martin Schreiber wrote:
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> A side mark: I don't think using the old ansistring as combined binary and 
> character buffer is such a bad thing.

I completely agree and was surprised to read opposite opinions here. 
Since 1985 I've been telling people this is my favorite feature so I can 
use strings as binary communication buffers and let the compiler deal 
with everything and it all just works...  :)