[LLVMdev] [Frustration] API breakage

[Albert Graef]

On 07/13/2011 05:09 PM, Jay Foad wrote:
> I regularly make small API-breaking changes in the name of cleaning
> things up. Sorry! I'd be happy to update the release notes if folks
> reckon this is the right thing to do. Would it just mean adding a<ul>
> to the (currently empty) list in docs/ReleaseNotes.html#api_changes ?

That's definitely needed. Not every LLVM user tracks development on 
trunk very closely and reads every commit message. A quick note about 
the nature of API-breaking changes and a hint on how to migrate existing 
sources would be really appreciated.

Albert

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