4.3 coexistence (was Re: [AD] load_datafile_object using index)

[Peter Wang <tjaden@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Elias Pschernig wrote:

> This reminds me.. would it be ok to rename the libraries in
> new_api_branch, like this:
>  

Yes, go ahead.

> Then, for the includes, not sure. Maybe modify allegro.h (and the other
> top-level includes) to recognize an ALLEGRO_FORCE_VERSION #define, and
> depending on that, include the proper sub-header. Like, at the beginning
> of allegro.h:
>
> #if ALLEGRO_FORCE_VERSION=4.3
> #include <allegro4.3/allegro.h>
> #else
> .. the normal 4.2 allegro.h contents go here
> #endif
>
> Finally, allegro-config would be named allegro-config-4.3.
>  

You're right, we need a way to have both 4.2 and 4.3 installed and 
easily choose between them.  I'm not sure about your proposal, but it 
seems kind of okayish :-)

Peter