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Re: Git.pm

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Apr 26, 2012, 19:17 UTC
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Subho Banerjee <subs.zero@gmail.com> writes:
> ... If some of you could give
> me some of your time in terms of advice on what exactly is needed for
> the module, I am willing to work over the summer to get this module
> production-ready.

Well, that sounds as if the module is currently not production ready, but it has been used in the wild for quite a long time.

> I see in the code that it says that the API is experimental. Is
> there any absolute need for backward compatibility, or can I try to
> redesign the API somewhat extensively?

Being experimental merely means that we do not support out of tree users; it does not mean you are allowed to break it in any way for the in-tree users.

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Message 23 of 24 in “Git.pm”
  1. Subho BanerjeeApr 26, 2012
  2. Randal L. SchwartzApr 26, 2012
  3. Tim HeniganApr 26, 2012
  4. Subho BanerjeeApr 26, 2012
  5. Jonathan NiederApr 26, 2012
  6. Subho BanerjeeMay 10, 2012
  7. Jonathan NiederMay 10, 2012
  8. demerphqMay 10, 2012
  9. Subho BanerjeeMay 10, 2012
  10. demerphqMay 10, 2012
  11. Junio C HamanoMay 10, 2012
  12. demerphqMay 10, 2012
  13. Andrew SayersMay 10, 2012
  14. demerphqMay 11, 2012
  15. Randal L. SchwartzMay 11, 2012
  16. Junio C HamanoMay 11, 2012
  17. [GIT.PM 1/3] Ignore files produced from exuberant-ctagsSubho Sankar Banerjee, May 19, 2012
  18. [GIT.PM 2/3] Getting rid of throwing Error::Simple objects in favour of simple Perl scalars which can be caught in eval{} blocksSubho Sankar Banerjee, May 19, 2012
  19. Andrew SayersMay 19, 2012
  20. Subho BanerjeeMay 23, 2012
  21. Andrew SayersMay 23, 2012
  22. [GIT.PM 3/3] Perl code uses eval{}/die instead of Error::Simple and Git::Error::CommandSubho Sankar Banerjee, May 19, 2012
  23. Junio C HamanoApr 26, 2012
  24. Sam VilainApr 26, 2012

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