Danny Epstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> "Richard M. Hartman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:41938@palm-dev-forum...
> > IMO this is one of Palm's biggest failings. Old code should compile
> > properly unchanged. Once a symbol has been mapped to a trap,
> > it should STAY mapped to that trap. If you want to provide an enhanced
> > version of that old API call, the NEW one should be given a new
> > symbol.
>
> We hear you (and everyone else)! ...which is why we've switched to the
> policy you proposed. You'll notice that in the 4.0 SDK, new versions of
> API's are given new names. For example, see ExgRegisterDatatype.
>
> John Marshall has always been an advocate of this approach; he deserves
the
> credit for making this happen.
Well thank you John! It took long enough, but the good guys won in the end,
eh?
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-Richard M. Hartman
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