Can we insert compiler warning for C++ builds as well in cases where deprecated field is used ?
Regards, Sumit Kumar On 14 Mar, 2013, at 2:36 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > Comment #3 on issue 329 by [email protected]: Add support for [deprecated > = true] on all types of definitions > http://code.google.com/p/protobuf/issues/detail?id=329 > > Deprecation is an integral part of evolution. Say, we introduce a new field > in version 1.5, then a few months down the line, we no longer need it. We > deprecate it in the next version, say that will be 1.12. We ship version 1.12 > to the consumers and ask them to remove references to the deprecated field. > In version 2.0 we remove the field from the message completely. > > The current version of protoc produces @Deprecated annotations in java > classes for fields marked with [deprecated = true], which in turn produces a > visible warning when some other java code is referencing the deprecated > members of the message or builder class. > > I am not sure what would be the implication of deprecating the entire proto > file. I can think of two possible (complementary, not mutually exclusive) > options: > 1) protoc outputs a warning whenever a deprecated file is being imported > 2) protoc automatically treats all messages defined in the file as deprecated > and generates annotations to that effect > > -- > You received this message because this project is configured to send all > issue notifications to this address. > You may adjust your notification preferences at: > https://code.google.com/hosting/settings > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Protocol Buffers" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/protobuf?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Protocol Buffers" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/protobuf?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
