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Re: [PATCH v2] Remove union wait
- From: Carlos O'Donell <carlos at redhat dot com>
- To: Roland McGrath <roland at hack dot frob dot com>
- Cc: Florian Weimer <fweimer at redhat dot com>, libc-alpha at sourceware dot org
- Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2016 21:17:55 -0400
- Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] Remove union wait
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On 04/01/2016 05:29 PM, Roland McGrath wrote:
>> Given that we have not done done a build cycle in a distribution I think the
>> most conservative step is a staged removal. I think your original instinct is
>> the best way forward e.g. removal in 2.25.
>
> Do you have a precise definition of "staged removal" in mind?
>
> My first guess at what this means is that now (for 2.24) we add
> __attribute_deprecated__ to the 'union wait' type definition, and then
> shortly after 2.24 branches we remove it entirely. I'm not sure about
> documentation changes.
Exactly that. Deprecate in one release. Remove in the next.
For documentation you would need to make sure the manual is updated if
it contains any references, and update the Release/2.24 and Release/2.25
wiki pages to mention the deprecation and removal.
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Cheers,
Carlos.