Re: [AD] Namespace again (was Problems with gcc 3.1)

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In reply to Bertrand Coconnier <bcoconni@xxxxxxxxxx>:
>I think that if we don't break backward compatibility at 4.0 then
>*never* we will. Because 4.0 will be the first multi-platform official
>release so there will be more games that will be developped with. And
>when it will be time to release 5.0, 6.0, ... There will have some
>people to say : "No ! We can not break the API for 5.0 release. Just
>think to the thousands games that have been developped so far and that
>will not compile with Allegro anymore". Does this remember you something
>?

I quite agree with Bertrand here.

Is there any reason we can't delay releasing beta versions and 4.0
itself until this is resolved? It would be unwise to rush.

Bye for now,
-- 
Laurence Withers, lwithers@xxxxxxxxxx
                http://www.lwithers.demon.co.uk/

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