Graham Dumpleton wrote: > > On 14/08/2006, at 1:42 AM, Jim Gallacher wrote: >>> Lets target this to be done for 3.3. We just need some agreement that >>> proposed names are okay, plus a consensus on how we go about >>> deprecating old names. Do we have an option now which if enabled >>> prohibits use of old names and outputs some sort of warning if they >>> are, or do we do something else? >>> >> >> Forgive the LaTex. Here is a list that I had started to compile. We'll >> need to audit the affected bits of code to make sure they are actually >> using the new namespace. I haven't given any thought to the deprecation >> process though. > > How about in 3.3 we support new and old names and in 4.0 when old > importer is done away with, we also do away with old names. In other > words, 4.0 becomes where we stop supporting anything we are > deprecating. Can do the same thing with server cleanup functions. > Stub them in 3.3 and remove them in 4.0.
Sounds like a good plan. Jim
