Re: Archetypes 1.3: NEVER CHANGE BEHAVIOUR + how to deal with changes in >1.3

Am Thu, 23 Feb 2006 09:46:15 -0300 schrieb Sidnei da Silva:

> On Thu, Feb 23, 2006 at 10:21:46AM +0100, Jens W. Klein wrote:
> | Sorry for the loud topic. But please: Archetypes 1.3 is in maintanance
> | mode. 
> | 
> | Every fix must not change current behaviour, even if its odd. Current code
> | relying on Archetypes 1.3 must not break after update, even if it depends
> | on odd behaviour.
> 
> Jens, I think you missed the point on my fix:
> 
> 1. It has tests, which you plain broke!

Ops, forgot to commit the undo, done now.

> 2. It helps the user not to commit an error that would cause lots of
>    pain. Someone just spent 5 hours trying to understand why a field
>    would not be saved.

ok, now it prints out a deprecation message, this will help too, but dont
break Products where it in fact doesnt matter.

> 3. It was never a intended feature to start with, and I can't see a
>    case where someone would use it except for a real copy-and-paste
>    error or a typo.

ack. but there are Products out there with such typos where it just doesnt
matter. and as long this is not security related I wont accept any code
that will cause broken Products because of a maintanance release update.

> So, by all means it's a bugfix. If you don't agree with that, at least
> fix the tests. Shame on you for making the rules and not living by them.

Indeed, its a fix, a minor one, and its fine to raise an exception in 1.4
and up. but its not important enough to break Products based on 1.3
because of that. 

I just want to ensure to not introduce an Archetypes update hell. 

1.3 is what it is: Production ready. Major important features, fixes
and optimizations you did, Sidnei, brought it where it is. At this place a
big thanks from me and for sure also from all Archetypes users.

Better lets focus on making 1.4 production ready. Its not so much work.

Jensens
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