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Re: [PEAR] can I depend on stable PEAR classes to not change?
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| Chuck Hagenbuch 2004-08-24, 4:40 pm |
| Quoting Miles Keaton <mileskeaton@gmail.com>:
> If I write some apps based on PEAR features, but my system is
> constantly updating my /usr/local/share/pear directory, is it safe to
> assume that my code can depend on these PEAR classes for a long time?
Judging by history, no.
-chuck
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"Regard my poor demoralized mule!" - Juan Valdez
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| Greg Beaver 2004-08-24, 4:40 pm |
| Chuck Hagenbuch wrote:
> Quoting Miles Keaton <mileskeaton@gmail.com>:
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> Judging by history, no.
Chuck is right, history has not been good.
Some differences from history:
1) there is a standard defining how BC-breaking releases should be
handled, and it is much more strict than the past "do whatever" situation.
2) there is a QA group that has the power and the desire to enforce BC -
any package that releases a BC-breaking release will have its release
pulled within a few hours.
I still wouldn't put absolute trust in any changing code - always have a
backup plan in place as I described in my email.
Greg
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