Ok, but that raises another question: Where the dictionary already refers to the wiki -- specifically, dx015.htm refers to https://code.jsoftware.com/wiki/Guides/DLLs/Calling_DLLs -- should the wiki page be updated to be current? Or should it be considered to be subject to the j807 version freeze?
Thanks, -- Raul On Wed, Sep 22, 2021 at 2:13 PM Henry Rich <[email protected]> wrote: > > The goal, I think, is to make the old documents useful to users of > Modern J. To that end, there is no need tio discuss the additions that > have been made to the language. Only deletions and changes are important. > > The ObsoleteSyntax page already mentions constants. It doesn't mention > deleted primitives - I will add that presently. I don't think the other > changes deserve mention. The only incompatible change is to [email protected] and > the new definition will work with any example found in the old documents. > > I think just adding a pointer to ObsoleteSyntax where such syntax is > used will give the reader the help they need. > > Henry Rich > > On 9/22/2021 2:03 PM, Raul Miller wrote: > > Hmm... > > > > I see a variety of changes in the recent release notes which are not > > covered by the current version of the ObsoleteSyntax page. > > > > I am part way through the j901 release notes, and I am reminded that > > some primitives have been removed, and that a variety of primitives > > have changed (along with some new treatment of constants). > > > > The easiest thing for me to do would be to update all dictionary pages > > which have had their subject matter altered with this caution link. > > But that suggests adding potentially considerable content to the > > ObsoleteSyntax page. > > > > I guess, for lack of any better insight, I might as well prepare a > > pull request which does this. But that leaves unhandled the potential > > ObsoleteSyntax changes. Would it make sense to add a section there, > > linking to the three j90x release notes? > > > > Thanks, > > > > > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > https://www.avg.com > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
