Difference between revisions of "major version to do"

From Lazarus wiki
Jump to navigationJump to search
(add htons (signed))
Line 1: Line 1:
 
This is a page for reminders wrt release engineering and the next "major" version. Mostly it is a list of reminders which deprecated functionality can be removed.
 
This is a page for reminders wrt release engineering and the next "major" version. Mostly it is a list of reminders which deprecated functionality can be removed.
  
= 2.8.x (working title for 1st release after 2.6 series) =
+
= 2.8.x (working title for 1st major release after 2.6 series) =
  
 
* Remove deprecated functions in unit "unix" these have been deprecated since before 2007.
 
* Remove deprecated functions in unit "unix" these have been deprecated since before 2007.
* remove deprecated functions from unixutils.
+
* remove deprecated functions from unixutils. (deprecated during the 2.4.0 release preparation)
 
* sockets unit has old non fp functions under ifdef. Can be removed at any time.
 
* sockets unit has old non fp functions under ifdef. Can be removed at any time.
  
Line 13: Line 13:
  
 
* review all deprecations in unix/ dir again.  Most are relatively unused and harmless.
 
* review all deprecations in unix/ dir again.  Most are relatively unused and harmless.
 +
* remove deprecated htons(signed) functions in sockets (unsigned ones introduced after 2.6.2)

Revision as of 19:04, 16 November 2012

This is a page for reminders wrt release engineering and the next "major" version. Mostly it is a list of reminders which deprecated functionality can be removed.

2.8.x (working title for 1st major release after 2.6 series)

  • Remove deprecated functions in unit "unix" these have been deprecated since before 2007.
  • remove deprecated functions from unixutils. (deprecated during the 2.4.0 release preparation)
  • sockets unit has old non fp functions under ifdef. Can be removed at any time.
  • Linux stat record cleanup? Has been deprecated for at least the whole 2.6 cycle.
  • sockets inaddr unit has non standard fieldnames from 1.0.x time in union (roughly same issue as linux stat. Has been deprecated for a while too.

3.0.0 (2nd major release after 2.6 series)

  • review all deprecations in unix/ dir again. Most are relatively unused and harmless.
  • remove deprecated htons(signed) functions in sockets (unsigned ones introduced after 2.6.2)