Windows/Island .fx file compatibility broke with .2539?

Elements
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This used to WORK with .2525 (Windows/Island).

A.exe dependent on B.fx - And, with .2539, while building A, the compiler complains a lot of functions (defined in B.fx) are missing, something like below:

1>------ Build started: Project: GraphInfo, Configuration: Debug ------
1>C:\DEVLIBS\TensorFlow-Island\Demos\ApiSamples\Src\GraphInfo.pas(35,20): error E46: Unknown identifier "LoadGraph"
1>C:\DEVLIBS\TensorFlow-Island\Demos\ApiSamples\Src\GraphInfo.pas(44,9): error E46: Unknown identifier "PrintOps"
1>C:\DEVLIBS\TensorFlow-Island\Demos\ApiSamples\Src\GraphInfo.pas(47,9): error E46: Unknown identifier "DeleteGraph"

I didn’t change any code, just upgrading Elements from .2525 to .2539, and now everything breaks.

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What changed is the default visibility for methods. @mh we had a switch to get the old behavior right?

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Yes. something like DefaultGlobalsToPublic. It’s in the docs and in the Project Settings (unser Delphi Compatibility, even though it will affect all languages).

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That said, i recommend marking the ones you want public as public, rather than setting the switch

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After setting DefaultGlobalsToPublic = true, everything is good as expected. Thank you for the advice - I should have thought that.

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