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

[Xavier Perseguers]

Hi,

>> 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.

And I guess we could agree on removing it in 4.7 as it was deprecated in 
a patch release of 4.5... Not that common but this is an edge-case I'd say.

-- 
Xavier Perseguers
Release Manager TYPO3 4.6

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