Hi
I don't want to carry around backwards compatibility code, at least for
very long. So I say either:
- No backwards compatibility.
- Fix it up in code with strcmp and remove it in no more than two
releases.
On Sun, Sep 16, 2012 at 06:48:48PM +0200, Marcel Partap wrote:
> >> First usage instance is the renaming of the mode-mouse option.
> > Hmm. I am not sure I'm too keen on this approach.
> a) Please elaborate.
> b) Do you have a better idea to warrant config file backwards compability?
> c) More opinions needed!
>
> > What happens when/if
> > mode-copy-mouse also needs renaming due to some other functionlity change?
> In that case, one line needs to be appended to the renamed_options_table[]:
> { "mouse-copy-mode", "new-name", 0, 0 }
>
> > I think rather than split this out, mode-mouse's semantics should probably
> > change.
> Like in the previous patch? That changes mode-mouse's semantics,
> effectively breaking most existing config files.
>
> > That's slightly less disruptive than providing replacement
> > synonyms, and doesn't then require we augment the option-table code with
> > bloat.
> I don't quite understand this.
> And how is a general mechanism to handle option/value string changes
> gracefully bloat? Can you do it with less code?
>
> #Regards!Marcel
>
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