Since when is the PLATFORMTARGETS resource included in non-package binaries?

A while ago, I discovered that most (if not all) Delphi compiled Windows binaries contain the PLATFORMTARGETS resource.

This is a resource introduced in Delphi XE2 meant to be included in package binaries only.

The documentation back then clearly indicates this:

• [WayBack] Release Notes for XE2 – RAD Studio XE2: Making Your Components Available at Design Time and Run Time
• [WayBack] Making Your Components Available at Design Time and Run Timed

Relatively recent documentation too: [WayBack] 64-bit Windows Application Development – RAD Studio: Making Your Components Available at Design Time and Run Time

Still all my Delphi compiled binaries contain the PLATFORMTARGETS resource.

When did the compiler behaviour change to include PLATFORMTARGETS in ALL binaries?

–jeroen

PS: related

• [WayBack] Is there simpler way of saying that Delphi component/control is supported on all platforms? – Stack Overflow
• [WayBack] How to make a component available to all platforms – FMX – Delphi-PRAXiS [en]
• [WayBack] misc.daniel-marschall.de/code/delphi/BPL%20RCData%20Structures.txt