On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 10:34:19PM +0200, Stefan wrote: > >Stefan <luke1...@gmx.de> writes: > > > >>2. add some documentation to the script to point out it's an > >>experiment and can be used as a starting point, if someone needs the > >>functionality and cannot use a different approach > >When run the only thing the script does is print: > > > > Exception: This script is unfinished and not ready to be used on live > > data. > > Trust us. > > > >I don't really see how we could make it clearer. > Oops. That part I overlooked. Yes this certainly reduces the issue I > initially saw here and therefore I guess unless s/o supports solution 1 or > 3, nothing would be worth to add for no 2. > > In the light of this script surviving the release of 1.10 I'd though suggest > to add the known issue as a comment to the top of the file: > > # Note: This script has a hardcoded check for a 1.7 WC format. It won't work > # with 1.8+ WCs. > # As stated in the exception it's unfinished and not ready for use.
I would still prefer just deleting the script. Anyone sufficiently interested can find it in our repository history.
