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,


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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,
> >
>
>
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