Hi,
[from base ChangeLog] --------------------- 2005-03-11 ... * Source/Additions/GSMime.m: * Headers/Additions/GNUstepBase/GSMime.h Added setDefaultEncoding: This is needed in GSWeb if you use utf-8 and faster than using a String as encoding name. ... 2005-03-15 ... * Source/Additions/GSMime.m: Mark ([setDefaultEncoding:]) as deprecated rather than just removing it ... in case someone has started using it. ---------------------
Could we drop this method completely instead of deprecating? It was only in (non-deprecated) existence for 4 days. Whatever code has been written using it was recently written, and is presumably fresh enough in people's minds for rewriting to not be a problem.
On the other hand, leaving it will cause every developer in the future who looks over the documentation or code in this area searching for a way to do something relating to encoding to spend some time and mental effort understanding this method even if it is just to quickly reject it in favor of another. Moreover the base library and documentation will be just that much bigger, with no additional functionality.
(Yes, although last week I argued in another thread for saving some deprecated methods, here I'm urging that this one be gotten rid of now -- how's THAT for hypocrisy?! ;)
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