Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2002 02:38:45 -0500 From: Mike Barcroft <mike@freebsd.org> To: Doug Barton <DougB@DougBarton.net> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org, joe@freebsd.org Subject: Re: LSCOLORS warning is silly Message-ID: <20020225023845.D31007@espresso.q9media.com> In-Reply-To: <3C79E2AE.AFCA54F0@DougBarton.net>; from DougB@DougBarton.net on Sun, Feb 24, 2002 at 11:07:26PM -0800 References: <3C79CD3B.E315DF4B@DougBarton.net> <20020225005343.C31007@espresso.q9media.com> <3C79E2AE.AFCA54F0@DougBarton.net>
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Doug Barton <DougB@DougBarton.net> writes: > Mike Barcroft wrote: > > Deprecated features should generate warnings. > > Ok, then let's call it "Undocumented legacy support." I agree that > features we don't want to support anymore should generate warnings that > encourage users to change. However, there is so little cost to support > the old flags that there is no reason to ever discontinue that support. > it's two lines of code. You can see them in the diff. The code is even > properly documented to indicate it's purpose. It can't get any better > than that. I don't have any objections to making this a supported legacy mode, but I think deprecated features (things we *want* to go away) should produce warnings. Best regards, Mike Barcroft To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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