-----Original Message----- From: Stephen Kelly <steve...@gmail.com> To: cmake-developers <cmake-developers@cmake.org> Sent: Wed, Feb 6, 2013 8:17 am Subject: Re: [cmake-developers] Deprecating qt4_use_modules and qt4_automoc?
David Cole wrote: > I agree with Marcus. There's no reason to deprecate these (other than > deprecating Qt4 entirely, but not yet) unless there's a significant code > clarity advantage. I think in the case of the qt4_automoc macro at least, there's some technical issue with changes in dependencies. Alex knows more. > What does it buy us to deprecate these things now? Good advice in documentation I guess, if there's technical reasons not to use them. From a porting point of view (in terms of porting to newer cmake or newer Qt), it might be easier if they are not used (provided a new enough cmake version is used). It's never too early to have one eye on porting, and if the documentation tells you that using a macro makes porting harder, you can take note :). Also, if starting a new project, it makes sense to not use stuff (from the beginning) that will not be available/is not recommended/has disadvantages. For that though, there needs to be some indication of what is deprecated. Thanks, Steve. -- Powered by www.kitware.com Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: http://public.kitware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/cmake-developers OK, sure. If something's not recommended moving forward, by all means document it that way. "Deprecation" to me means more of an active warning against using something at runtime, or producing an error if something is used that is not recommended. But if you are advising just updating docs, then go for it. D
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