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, proto...@googlecode.com wrote: > > Comment #3 on issue 329 by sergei.s...@gmail.com: 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 protobuf+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to protobuf@googlegroups.com. > 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 protobuf+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to protobuf@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/protobuf?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
