nxt_python API change - rename vs break?

2011-01-31 Thread Martin Langhoff
Hello list, Fedora currently ships nxt_python 0.7 (packaged by John McLean) -- a library to generate Lego NXT bytecode from python. The upstream library has moved forward under a new lead developer (Marcus Wanner, cc'd). The current code - nxt 2.0.1 - uses the same name, but breaks API.

Re: nxt_python API change - rename vs break?

2011-01-31 Thread Jonathan Dieter
On Mon, 2011-01-31 at 11:50 -0700, Martin Langhoff wrote: Hello list, Fedora currently ships nxt_python 0.7 (packaged by John McLean) -- a library to generate Lego NXT bytecode from python. snip - Work with John to upgrade nxt_python from 0.7 to 2.0.1, break with the past. Unclear whether

Re: nxt_python API change - rename vs break?

2011-01-31 Thread Martin Langhoff
On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 12:55 PM, Jonathan Dieter jdie...@lesbg.com wrote:  - Work with John to upgrade nxt_python from 0.7 to 2.0.1, break with the past. Unclear whether it is widely used (do we have anything like popcon?) I'd vote for this one with the proviso that the API break is only