I would make HDF5.jl depend on JLD.jl as well, until they are completely decoupled. (Assuming there's no problem with circular references, of course.)
My main concern is that my code can happily be working one day, but suddenly break with a `Pkg.update()` after changes like this. Maybe that's bound to happen, but I think something like mutual dependencies for a short while can ease the transition. Anyway, just my 2 cents. At this stage of Julia development (and with everyone's busy schedules), it may not be worth it to worry about. Cheers! Kevin On Fri, Jul 17, 2015 at 9:29 AM, Tim Holy <[email protected]> wrote: > On Friday, July 17, 2015 09:17:58 AM Kevin Squire wrote: > > It might be a good idea for HDF.jl to load and provide JLD.jl for a short > > deprecation period. > > How would this work precisely? Put something in the build script like > > if !Pkg.installed("JLD") > warn("Adding the JLD package, which has been split off from HDF5") > Pkg.add("JLD") > end > > Might indeed solve some problems, but I'm worried it could cause some > annoyance, too. I'm actually not 100% sure this would work, since JLD > depends > on HDF5... > > If this is workable, for how many versions of HDF5 should we keep this > feature? If folks don't update for a month and we've already dropped it, > they'll miss it. > > --Tim > > > > > On Friday, July 17, 2015, Matt Bauman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > How should packages that depend upon JLD update their REQUIRE files? > > > Should they just tag a new version that requires JLD instead (or in > > > addition to, if they also use HDF5's capabilities)? > > > > > > On Friday, July 17, 2015 at 10:14:27 AM UTC-4, Tim Holy wrote: > > >> Hi folks, > > >> > > >> If you use HDF5/JLD, the next time you update packages you probably > want > > >> to > > >> say Pkg.add("JLD"). JLD has been split off from HDF5 into a separate > > >> package, > > >> so when HDF5 updates you will lose JLD functionality unless you add > the > > >> new > > >> package. > > >> > > >> Going forward, you only need to say "using JLD" rather than "using > HDF5, > > >> JLD." > > >> That said, there's no harm in the latter, and you'll need it anyway if > > >> you're > > >> in the habit of using HDF5 functionality like creating groups, etc. > > >> > > >> Best, > > >> --Tim > >
