In message <CAHEJ-S6Ch8mfn4AbycVQ0jeOKNsdq1mg0RNxTtNCz=bvvfp...@mail.gmail.com> on Wed, 5 Dec 2018 19:27:32 +0100, Tim Hudson <t...@openssl.org> said:
> The function has been there for a long time (since then beginning) and it is > all about version > related information - so both names aren't exactly clearly descriptive. > > OpenSSL_version_information() would be a better name. Considering most of the information is build data, I have a hard time understanding how it's related to the version per se, except in a fairly abstract manner (like Matt said, "the info related to this version")... Ah well. > It would also argue that the "version" program should be renamed > "info" as the same argument would equally apply. Yeah, except its default response is to give the version string. > However I do not think we should rename a function and deprecate a > function that is very widely used. ... ok > > And the function should also cover everything that the current > "version" application covers (like seeding source etc). The ifdefs > there are not something we should expect applications to repeat. THAT I agree on... but that should probably be in a different PR, this one is already plenty as it is. > Tim. > > On Wed, 5 Dec. 2018, 5:50 pm Matt Caswell <m...@openssl.org wrote: > > Richard and I are discussing whether OpenSSL_version() should be deprecated > or > not in favour of a new function OPENSSL_info() which does more or less the > same > thing. See: > > https://github.com/openssl/openssl/pull/7724#discussion_r239067887 > > Richard's motivation for doing so is that he finds the old name "strongly > misleading". I disagree and prefer not to deprecate functions like this just > because we don't like the name (which eventually will lead to breakage when > we > remove the deprecated functions in some future major version (not 3.0.0)) > > I'd appreciate more input on the discussion. > > Matt > _______________________________________________ > openssl-project mailing list > openssl-project@openssl.org > https://mta.openssl.org/mailman/listinfo/openssl-project > _______________________________________________ openssl-project mailing list openssl-project@openssl.org https://mta.openssl.org/mailman/listinfo/openssl-project
