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Re: Obsolete functions and variables
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Nick Roberts |
Subject: |
Re: Obsolete functions and variables |
Date: |
Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:45:50 +1200 |
> >> I guess the dangers generally outweigh the advantages but there's not
> >> much point in marking them obsolete if they're never going to be
> >> removed.
> >
> > I agree. I just don't expect it to happen.
>
>
> I am not sure I agree. Are not a function sometimes marked as obsolete
> because there is a new better version that works in more cases? The old
> obsolete function may still work in many cases.
Obsolete \Ob"so*lete\, a. [L. obsoletus, p. p. of obsolescere.
See {Obsolescent}.]
1. No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused; neglected;
Hmm, this is starting to sound like Monty Python's dead parrot sketch!
> Maybe a more visible warning when obsolete things are found would be
> good? (Using for example lwarn.)
How would this work? Not in some hand wavy way but with a real code
explanation.
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Nick http://www.inet.net.nz/~nickrob
- Obsolete functions and variables, Nick Roberts, 2008/04/10
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- Re: Obsolete functions and variables, Nick Roberts, 2008/04/10
- Re: Obsolete functions and variables, Juanma Barranquero, 2008/04/10
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- Re: Obsolete functions and variables, Mike Mattie, 2008/04/10
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- Re: Obsolete functions and variables, Richard Stallman, 2008/04/11
- Re: Obsolete functions and variables, Sebastian Rose, 2008/04/11
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