Uwe Raabe

You have already been told:

There is a reason why that is not supported: type TRecA = record; TRecB = record FieldA: TRecA; end; TRecA = record FieldB: TRecB; end;

The current Delphi 12 version doesn't support that out of the box.

SetThreadDpiAwarenessContext has to be wrapped around the creation of a top level window handle to work correctly. All child windows then inherit the context of the top level one. This rules out any docked forms or frames, which explains why it is not feasible for the Embedded Designer. (Fun fact: an undocked designer window would have worked with that.) A solution for this problem could be SetThreadDpiHostingBehavior and AFAIK that is something Embarcadero is investigating in.

As of today a rebuilt 11.3 web installer is available on my.embarcadero.com.

As of today there is a rebuild web installer for 11.3 available on my.embarcadero.com.

Sounds like it were a religion...

Maybe related to RSP-43625

Currently there is no GetIt server for 11.2! They are still working on it.

Then you seem to have Winapi.Windows.pas in your search path. Otherwise the compiler won't try to compile that issuing that error.

Question: Why are you compiling Winapi.Windows.pas in the first place?

They probably just had to be recompiled.

I am not aware of any.

I have issued a request to install the patch for All Users to fix these inconveniencies (it is a simple setting in the GetIt configuration). I hope someone will take care of that. Otherwise I have to wait for the new QP to get online.

GetIt creates a subkey in the registry under CatalogRepository for each installed item. It is probably there where the about dialog gets is information from, but I am only guessing. Another weird thing is, that another user or registry branch (with -t parameter) won't see the patch either - albeit being installed.

I am with Nigel here: That seems to be the best solution.

In contrast to CE do paid licenses come with access to the majority of previous versions.

AFAIK, there is no way to get a CE license for a version below the current CE. You should consider buying a Professional license instead.

Shortly

As mentioned in the blog: People just have different interpretations of shortly.

If I understand this paragraph correctly you still need to install from the ISO or wait for the inline release.

Yes, Embarcadero General Packages Download for RAD Studio 12.0 on https://my.embarcadero.com/

Unfortunately that doesn't address the CE problems, because the available GetIt server is only for Delphi 12.

I guess this is the reason for

Search for XPMan or Vcl.XPMan in your uses clauses and remove any of those entries. In case you have a component of type TXPManifest remove that, too.