Thanks!
On Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at 11:24:50 PM UTC+1, Yichao Yu wrote: > > On Tue, May 31, 2016 at 6:16 PM, Davide Lasagna <lasagn...@gmail.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > How do package developers write code that is specific to different julia > > versions? > > > > For example, is anything like this: > > if VERSION < v"0.5-dev" > > f(x) = code_that_runs_on_v0.4() > > else > > f(x) = code_that_runs_on_v0.5() > > end > > recommended or is there a better way? > > If the feature is not available in Compat and can't easily be added, I > recommend just add the global branch that depends on julia version. > You can always naturally refactor out common code path as you go. > > > > > My use case is a generated function that builds SubArrays. Between > v0.4.* > > and v0.5, the last parameter changed so I need to have code that builds > the > > correct code in different versions. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Davide >
