[TYPO3-v4] removing depreciated function

[Krystian Szymukowicz]

W dniu 2011-02-28 20:51, Krystian Szymukowicz pisze:
> W dniu 2011-02-28 20:00, Krystian Szymukowicz pisze:
>>
>> hi
>>
>> TYPO3 was always famous from being extremly well upgradable. There were
>> even stories about sucessful upgrade from 3.6 to 4.4. I would say this
>> is the strenght of TYPO3.
>>
>> If I remember well - now from 4.6 there will be first removing of
>> depreciated functions. Of course the most impact with this removal will
>> be not for core but for extensions.
>
> One idea to make it less destructive:
>
> 1. Doing a PUBLIC list of extensions which uses deprecated functions.
> This way realse manager can point to url with extensions that will break
> TYPO3 4.6.
>
> 2. Send the extensions author email once a month with so ext. author
> will be aware of the issue.
>
>
> This should solve problem for most cases. At least user who upgrade will
> be warned directly and in simple way. I know there is depreciation.log
> but the solution must be easier than that.
>
>

and to make it even better... If we would have the statistics for 
extensions using deprecated functions we could for example not to remove 
function which are really, really widely used.


-- 
grtz
Krystian Szymukowicz