>>>>> "Todd" == Todd Tyrone Fries <todd_at_davidalan.com> writes:
>> magill_at_sd.com (Jeff Magill) writes: > Software really shouldn't
>> change names as versions change. I think this is a good rule
>> in general, but fvwm2 will not work if run with a .fvwmrc
>> config file created for fvwm. I think that is adequate reason
>> to change the binaries name.
Todd> My 'fvwm' reads '.fvwmrc' files formatted for 2.x ... That
Todd> was why I made the original comment.
fvwm2 could perhaps be able to recognize old fvwm 1.xx keywords and
output an error message telling explicitely that the .fvwmrc is not in
the right format. How difficult would that be (and how much bloat
would that add to the code) ?
Jean-Marc
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