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Re: [PATCH]: Suggested documentation about working with Bison versions.
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Akim Demaille |
Subject: |
Re: [PATCH]: Suggested documentation about working with Bison versions. |
Date: |
Wed, 14 Oct 2020 07:12:30 +0200 |
Hi Kaz,
> Le 14 oct. 2020 à 02:11, Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> a écrit :
>
> I think this information is critically missing from the documentation.
It is quite well written, thank you for you proposal! Let me think about it.
> Most of the development tools we use in the freeware world are obsessive
> about backward compatibility, which makes it very easy for people to have the
> wrong idea going into Bison.
Again, I *am* concerned with backward compatibility, and I cannot let you
simplify things this way. I do understand your concerns, but don't let people
believe we happily break backward compatibility. Most of the time when there's
a problem, it's when people relied on implementation details.
Cheers!