-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 03/25/2011 06:17 AM, Steve Ratcliffe wrote:
> 2. Add a way to document old options and and give a warning that the > option is no longer in use and what should replace it if anything. > This will allow for options to be removed from the help list, without > actually removing them from the program, so as not to break existing > scripts. > > If anyone has any thoughts on how the options could be improved now > would be a good time to discuss it. > > ..Steve > _______________________________________________ As a user, I would rather see a warning that the option is deprecated and will be removed in a future version. In this application, that future version might be reported by a date 6, 9, or 12 months from now. This will give all developers enough time to make sure that all new/modified options are working as they should, and give downstream providers, gmapsupp creators, and other administrators of tools that depend on mkgmap ample notice that the application will be substantially changing. Additionally, if there is a flurry of activity on the users maillist about arguments being deprecated, it may warrant rethinking on a particular configuration option or better documentation of the replaced option. - -- Jeff Harris. OASAASLLS http://barbershopbass.com/public.key 2006 Barbershopper of the Year, AHSOW Fremont-Hayward Chapter Alumnus Random Baritone Guy, Palo Alto-Mountain View Chapter www.barbershop-harmony.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJNjOPyAAoJELq82vdIW8cwr38H/1kFu/YiVVv2RsywOsdtEAAN 2iD/VujYjqnysHcX7LmX673YxQbNpWpS6QPEztd/m+d3oQI9iLpaOziCdnJLGYsI X/QYb3Xa2T7zxxSGCWXa0yo9Vd6JuXtk19ahbMkvGq0PfBG3Z1p3Brw+0PLXq/rS HmXsvXsY7CBDGIctzAi9ZB0N/3N8vwQL3N91LyOZYvVwy0w48Ns4QvQ3iacAqJlF vYMCB3ApqrYf2bjnoxNvUh62XUVDxSpUekyiHBvWagU4wNLK12bQrGQF/LwIFsJV z79QcNFXe2Xb7SS5vm5eZ9Sib+HLnhN+EYBM7gYes/Ja7dGPLNyPDRbEOPSbST8= =taMi -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ mkgmap-dev mailing list mkgmap-dev@lists.mkgmap.org.uk http://www.mkgmap.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/mkgmap-dev
