[TYPO3-core] Introduced regression in 4.5.3 because of changed API, how to deal with it?

[Ingmar Schlecht]

Hi Helmut,

Am 28.06.2011 11:50, schrieb Helmut Hummel:
> Hi,
> 
> by fixing the formprotetion framework for 4.5.3, I removed the
> BackendFormProtection::persistTokens() method, because it is not needed
> any more, not thinking about the possibility that extension might
> already make use of it (like TV). :(
> 
> I would now submit a patch which introduces a dummy method for the 4.5
> branch, also marking it deprecated. However I would refrain from
> submitting this for 4.6, or do you think we need to add this to 4.6 also?

I would say: The same deprecation policy as for all methods in the core
also applies to this one, so it goes to 4.6 as well and is removed two
major (as in 4.x) versions after it was deprecated.

cheers
Ingmar