> (I'm writing this to the developers list.)
>
> Rather then tell us how to make changes so that the system works the way
> it used to, I'd rather see that as a default. Even if it adds a small
> amount of complexity to the system I think it would be better if the
> release notes said something to the effect:
> 1 -- To enable the new override functionality, add the line
> SPLIT_OVERRIDE=1 to your .ini file
> 2 -- To enable the new pid functionality, add the line NEW_PID=1 to your
> .ini file.
>
> I think that would be safer and anyone who knows about the feature can
> easily enable it. (Maybe we should add a new section to the .ini files.)
>
> Or maybe consider adding DEFAULT_FEATURE_SET=2.5 (for all old stuff),
> DEFAULT_FEATURE_SET=2.6 for the next version, DEFAULT_FEATURE_SET=3.0, etc.
>
> Regards,
>
> Ken
While this would certainly be easier for upgraders, I don't in principal,
support always adding a INI switch, particularly when it can be 'fixed' with
HAL.
(Which it will be when we add the patch)
It pollutes / complicates the code, promotes not moving forward, ends up a
hassle
to keep track of / document properly, and makes debugging longer and harder.
In some cases an INI switch does make sense - I don't believe this is one of
them.
The point of major releases are for the addition/subtraction of code that will
break
configs or current behaviour. You should expect it on major version releases.
Whether the behaviour is good or bad is certainly up for debate.
This is what good feedback from pre-releases is for.
It just seemed the users expectations were a little off the mark, for a
pre-release, experimental
branch being used on production equipment, apparently without testing or
without any changes in
configuration or behaviour.
Soon we will have a patch and it should be fine for everyone.
The process was a little rough but we will get there :)
Cheers
Chris M
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