Re: Time to branch off 4.0 from 4.1?

[Hans-Bernhard B. <br...@ph...>]

On Wed, 16 Jun 2004, Hans-Bernhard Broeker wrote:

> *) If we move towards ANSI-C function definitions, I think that should be
> done *before* we split off a 4.0 branch, to reduce "patch distance"  
> between the two branches.  I'm in favour of doing that, with a tag 4.0.1
> before we start it, and another tag (4.0.2) right afterwards.  4.0.2 would
> become the branch-off point for the 4.0-release branch.

I've pretty much completed this monstrous editing job over the weekend.
Nothing in CVS yet, but it can now be pulled off at a moment's notice.

> *) K&R incompatibilities.  Mainly the use of 'char' in some function's
> parameter lists, most prominently in the terminal API.  

I went ahead and did that in the above-mentioned copy of the sources for
the term->enhanced_writec() entry.  Other instances of this will only be
found by applying a genuine K&R compiler or lint.

The yrange flip is next. The new bug with clipping of both pm3d and
contours in a 'set dgrid3d ; set view map' situation is about equally bad,
IMHO.

-- 
Hans-Bernhard Broeker (br...@ph...)
Even if all the snow were burnt, ashes would remain.