One thing I'll mention is that most of the libraries and user code is going to be written with post-AOT changes in mind. Contrib is currently maintaining copies of the files in the old locations, but I doubt support for pre-AOT will continue much past the next release once everyone has switched.
You're probably best off making the effort of getting a copy from SVN (or using one of the mirrors for other SCM's) even if you just back-date it to whenever the last release was just because, if you do encounter any errors while developing, it'll be much easier to make the jump to where it's been fixed. I can say, that while tracking the head, I haven't experienced any real problems aside from the AOT switch, and that was easy to fix. On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 10:30 PM, Chouser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 1:01 PM, Kyle Schaffrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> I'm running the latest packaged release, and I'd like to start writing >> some more serious "spikes" in Clojure, but I'm starting to get the >> impression that I should be using the SVN version instead to get the >> latest hotness. > > Some will recommend using SVN, but I'm not sure it's necessary. If > you stick with versions of the various packages from around the same > time frame as the clojure release you're using, you should be okay. > > Staying caught up with SVN does impose some extra effort, especially > in the run up to 1.0 that's going on right now. There have been > breaking changes that require you to update your code for it to keep > working, and there may be (a few) more. To learn about these changes > you should monitor this Google group. If you're willing to put out > this extra effort, it'll be easier to get help here and on IRC, and to > use the latest features of the various packages. > > However, if you use released version instead, you'll only have to > update your code because of breaking changes once when you upgrade to > 1.0. > > So it's up to you to determine how you want to spend your time. > Personally, I stay up to date with SVN. :-) > > --Chouser > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
