Re: [Pnet-developers] ECMA compatibility checks - call for discussion

[Fergus Henderson]

On 30-Mar-2003, Rhys Weatherley <address@hidden> wrote:
> The issue of ECMA-compatibility has been raised a couple of times in recent 
> weeks, usually as some variant of "should we build pnetlib as ECMA-only to 
> prevent DotGNU people using patent-infringine non-ECMA API's?".
> 
> I've been thinking about it a bit and have come up with some possible 
> options, 
> which I'd like to open up to the floor for discussion.
> 
> 1. Compile ECMA-only always.
> 
> 2. Add a "-ecma" or "-std" flag to the C# compiler which will issue a warning 
> whenever a non-ECMA API is used, but the library is otherwise full-blown.  
> DotGNU policy would be to always compile with this flag set.

I'd go for 2, but with the default the other way, so that a flag is
needed if you want to use the extensions.

Otherwise people end up accidentally using the extensions without even
realizing it.

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