Re: GH. Again.

[Neil Jerram]

>>>>> "Marius" == Marius Vollmer <address@hidden> writes:

    Marius> Neil Jerram <address@hidden> writes:
    >> >>>>> "Marius" == Marius Vollmer <address@hidden> writes:
    >> 
    >> >> - remove anything that's been added to GH since 1.4, and
    >> don't >> add anything else to it.
    >> 
    Marius> Why should we remove stuff?
    >>  For users who only follow the official Guile releases, it
    >> would look strange simultaneously to announce that GH is
    >> deprecated, and to announce that the GH interface has been
    >> extended!

    Marius> Couldn't we just be silent (or low voiced) about the
    Marius> changes to GH?  It doesn't feel right to me to turn back
    Marius> the clock for GH, causing work for us and the people who
    Marius> are using the removed features.

We could, but I think my detailed reasons against doing so still
stand.  (Remember that, from the point of view of people that follow
only releases, the clock is not being turned back.)  However, it's
probably not a big deal either way - has a lot been added to GH since
1.4?

        Neil