Geoff,

> > that code shouldn't belong there simply because there are
> > design time packages (particularly the one that contains
> > the dsgnintf unit) that cannot be distributed,
>
> I understand the reasons, but with simple registration calls there is
> no linking with protected files - runtime packages work without
> problems. You have to be doing interesting things with designtime
> editors deriving from Delphi designtime classes to run into these
> problems (at least in Delphi5 and before).

I thought you were registering fancy component and property editors too.
Ciao
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