On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 10:09 AM, Randall Hansen <rand...@puppetlabs.com> wrote: > On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 9:43 AM, Andrew Parker <a...@puppetlabs.com> wrote: > >> Retroactively deprecating functionality seems like an odd thing to do. From >> my standpoint of a user of software I wouldn't expect that features of a >> minor version were deprecated in a patch release in order to be removed at >> the next major/minor release. > > I agree. Deprecating something in 2.7.13 isn't much notice, and > people who don't keep a close watch on upgrades might miss it.
It depends on your position on the change in behavior. We're essentially returning to the pre-2.7.x behavior right? I've had quite a few people tell me that they consider the 2.7.x behavior with undef in templates a bug, in which case "deprecating functionality" doesn't quite cover the situation. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to puppet-dev@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to puppet-dev+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-dev?hl=en.
