on 14/03/01 16:11,
>From Egon :
> Don't document aliases. All MySQL functions have since years a correct
> name and the aliases could be dropped in the near future. So there is no
> need to document it.
I felt there were some reason, and I'm glad I asked :-)
>From Daniel :
> If we still need some sort of compatibility list, we could always create an
> alias/compatibility appendix and list all alias functions there. That way,
> they would at least be accessible to people who are reading or converting
> very old code.
This seems reasonnable to me. We can call it "obsolete function", or "near
extinction aliases", to insist on their nearing death. This appendix may
give a chance to redirect people on modern entries.
Damien Seguy
