[Lazarus] Package and project file format

[Lubos Pintes]

Hi,
+1 for this. And really it looks stupid to me to have a different tag 
for every item like Item1 or Unit1.
Dňa 03.03.2018 o 11:15 Michael Van Canneyt via Lazarus napísal(a):
> 
> Hello,
> 
> The package .lpk andproject .lpi file use the following format :
> 
>      <Units Count="241">
>        <Unit0>
>          <Filename Value="lazarus.pp"/>
>          <IsPartOfProject Value="True"/>
>          <UnitName Value="Lazarus"/>
>        </Unit0>
>        <Unit1>
>          <Filename Value="frames/oi_options.pas"/>
>          <IsPartOfProject Value="True"/>
>          <ComponentName Value="OIOptionsFrame"/>
>          <HasResources Value="True"/>
>          <ResourceBaseClass Value="Frame"/>
>        </Unit1>
> 
> 
> And similarly
>       <RequiredPackages Count="7">
>        <Item1>
>          <PackageName Value="LazDebuggerGdbmi"/>
>        </Item1>
>        <Item2>
>          <PackageName Value="LCLBase"/>
>          <MinVersion Major="1" Release="1" Valid="True"/>
>        </Item2>
> 
> 
> Is it possible to get rid of the counts ?
> 
> Reason: if 2 people add files to a package/project, it always creates
> conflicts when updating from the VCS. And if you're in bad luck, you 
> need to change a lot of items.
> 
> On the other hand, if you do
>       <RequiredPackages>
>        <Package name="LazDebuggerGdbmi"/>
>        <Package name="LCLBase">
>          <MinVersion Major="1" Release="1" Valid="True"/>
>        </Package>
> 
> The chance of conflicts becomes less, and the resolution easier.
> 
> Michael.