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> I assume this is done to keep api-compatibility with older versions,
> while introducing new functionality.
Exactly.
> I read api.txt but couldn't find much about the practice. Are there plans to
> scrap the _ex names and move them back to the original names? I see in
> api.txt that the api should stay the same across all 4.* versions. In that
> case, I assume the _ex names will stay until allegro 5.0?
Yes, they will be set in stone once Allegro 4.2.0 is released. There were
already a few precedents: gfx_mode_select_ex, file_select_ex.
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Eric Botcazou