Re: [Tile-dev] Tile compatibility policy and the core merge

[Kevin W. <kw...@co...>]

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Joe English wrote:
> 
> When making incompatible changes to the Tile public API,
> I've been trying to follow a policy where the old and new
> syntaxes are both supported for at least one release cycle,
> then removing the old syntax at a later time.  This is to
> avoid the need for "flag day" conversions, where users have
> to upgrade all the programs that use Tile as soon as they
> upgrade Tile itself.
> 
> As it stands right now in Tk CVS HEAD, switching from
> Tk<=8.5a5+tile to Tk>=8.5a6 will require a flag day conversion.
> So the top priority for Tile 0.8.0 is to act as a transitional
> release: it should support the Tile 0.7.X interface as well
> as the ttk::* interface provided by the core.  That way
> users who wish to do so can upgrade in two easier stages
> instead of one hard one.
> 


I'm not clear on what changes will need to be made to my code when Tile
goes into the core. Currently I use "package require tile" and the ttk::
namespace to set up my widgets. What will I need to do differently when
I start using Tk 8.5?

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Kevin Walzer
Code by Kevin
http://www.codebykevin.com
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