Re: [Sbcl-devel] Fwd: Version numbers, Windows, and The Kitten of Death.

[Paul K. <pv...@pv...>]

Paul Khuong wrote:
> Christophe Rhodes wrote:
>> [ I don't have a particularly strong feeling about messages, though I
>> myself do not plan to act to remove any messages on platforms I don't
>> use. However... ]
>
> Same, but with an emphasis on *remove*.

[...]

> What do you think of:
> 1. removing the cat messages;
> 2. replacing the "CATS ARE NICE." lossage with a more informative string;
> 3. adding a warning in print_banner to the effect that the Windows port
> may be useful, but is definitely fragile -- one might even add an
> explicit ask for involvement in development/testing;
> 4. considering a similar note on other platforms that are the object of
> less maintenance and testing?

1-3 are implemented as of b7d22de (Replace the Kitten of Death message 
with a warning in the banner). I hope this satisfies everyone.

Paul Khuong