Re: JSL 1.0 and 2.0 (Re: [Jsynthlib-devel] Anyone here ever used any other librarian programs?)

[Hiroo H. <hir...@co...>]

On Sun, 13 Mar 2005 11:59:09 -0800
Rib Rdb <ri...@gm...> wrote:

Rib> I've recently realized that moving Serializable classes to a different
Rib> package will break file format compatibility.  The full class name is
Rib> stored in the file, so that class has to exist for the file to be
Rib> loaded.  We could work around this by placing a special proxy class in
Rib> the old location, but this seems ugly to me.  If we have plans to
Rib> change the file format, perhaps we should wait to move any classes
Rib> saved in patchlib's or scenelibs until then.

Your note reminds me that I proposed file format change when I realized
the restriction of the Serializable classes.
As you wrote, we have to change the file format before changing package
restructuring.
-- 
Hiroo Hayashi