On 23 Apr 2002 09:57:50 +0200, szonyi calin wrote:
>
> Well, the features i did't like when switching from fvwm 2.2 to fvwm 2.4
> were errors and warnings about my config (obsolete commands etc. )
>
> So i had to change my old fvwm 2.2 config file to make fvwm 2.4 happy.
> :-(
>
> Is this a feature ?
Error messages inform you that a syntax was changed, this is a good thing.
You should correct all these errors only once when upgrading from one
major version to another. Ask yourself, why do you upgrade? Probably to
get new features, so you should learn a new syntax anyway.
There are a lot of commands and options in FVWM, some are old, some new.
Sometimes the new contradict the old ones. It make sence to clean up the
mess from time to time to have a clean code and a clean syntax. Users
benefit from the clean code, because it has less hidden bugs, and from
the clean syntax, because it makes configuring easier and more intuitive.
> Will it hapen again when fvwm 2.6 wil be released ?
Maybe. But you should not be afraid of this. Think like this: they cared
to change this thing, means they worked on it and probably improved it.
At least this is how I try to think myself about evolutional changes in
programs that I use.
Regards,
Mikhael.
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Received on Tue Apr 23 2002 - 15:16:18 BST