Hi Lassi, On Tue, 12 Jan 2021 15:55:04 +0200 Lassi Kortela <la...@lassi.io> wrote:
>> Isn't that page similar to https://eggs.call-cc.org/4/ and >> https://eggs.call-cc.org/5/ in terms of content? > > It collects both Chicken 4 and Chicken 5 versions of the information > on the same page, which is its main point. > >> Regarding to the link to the eggs-[45]-latest repos, I think that can be >> a bit misleading to people trying to find out the repository of eggs. >> Those repositories are merely a representation of the egg caches in git >> format -- they are NOT the canonical repositories of eggs. The >> canonical repositories should be linked from the egg documentation. > > Good point. Could link to the origin repos instead. > >> Regarding versions being up to date or not, the intent of that >> information is not clear to me (it's very probable that I'm just missing >> something). > > The page is geared toward egg authors and maintainers, not for people > who just want to use an egg. That's why there's so much detail, and is > probably the main cause of confusion. I see. Thanks for the clarification. I wonder if I'm missing the actual meessage that page is trying to convey. Is it about showing CHICKEN 4 eggs that are "missing" in CHICKEN 5 or vice-versa? >> Some aspects that may be relevant when comparing egg >> versions between CHICKEN 4 and 5: >> >> * Some egg authors have deliberately stopped updating eggs for CHICKEN 4 >> once they got ported to CHICKEN 5. >> >> * Some egg authors have deliberately decided not to port some eggs from >> CHICKEN 4 to CHICKEN 5. >> >> * Most people who are creating new eggs are not making them available >> for CHICKEN 4. > > Sure. FWIW, some C4-only eggs have been ported to C5 upon request. Indeed. >> * Some extensions that are eggs in CHICKEN 5 are core units in CHICKEN 4. > > This would be useful to indicate somehow. Not sure if it does the trick, but those are documented here: https://wiki.call-cc.org/porting-c4-to-c5#begin-with-the-easy-part-replacing-module-imports All the best. Mario -- http://parenteses.org/mario