On 4/24/07, Martin Jambon <martin.jambon@ens-lyon.org> wrote:
>
>
> It could go like "the old camlp4 is deprecated, and support will be
> dropped completely [one year after the first stable-and-documented release
> of camlp4 3.10]"
>
> * It means two versions of camlp4 would be distributed and installed with
>   ocaml 3.10.
> * Command names for the new camlp4 would be distinct from the old camlp4.
> * Old programs would still compile and work without having to patch
>   makefiles.
> * Upgraded programs could add new features only to the 3.10 version, while
>   maintaining minimal support (bug fixes) for the 3.09 version, without
>   forcing the camlp4 programmer to use ocaml 3.09 for testing.
> * New programs could support only the new camlp4.


This seems like a great idea.

y




Martin
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