It is probably worthwhile adding that while we had at CrossWire no Synodal v11n based texts out ofr public consumption, IBT has been distributing many of its modules in synodal v11n for a while.
So there is a problem beyond us few developers and testers. Peter -------- Original-Nachricht -------- > Datum: Mon, 01 Aug 2011 13:48:01 +0600 > Von: John Austen <gpl.programs.i...@gmail.com> > An: sword-devel@crosswire.org > Betreff: [sword-devel] Change to Synodal verse system > An error in the Synodal verse system (canon_synodal.h) was fixed in > sword-1.6.2, which is great. Psalms 114:9 was missing from the verse > system, but has now been included. > > My concern is that the fixed verse system has the same name as the old > one. So the many existing Synodal Sword modules are no longer compatible > with Sword, and new Synodal modules are not compatible with older Sword > programs. Since Sword programs and Sword modules are upgraded > independently from one another, this will cause the many current users > of Synodal texts great problems and frustrations in the future. > > Does anyone have ideas on a solution to this problem? > > I'm wondering if in this very special case (a fix to a cannon) we might > do the following: Give the new (fixed) "Synodal" cannon a new name. Then > allow both the old "Synodal" and the new Synodal verse systems to remain > in the codebase together for a reasonable time (maybe a year). Then, > after most users will have upgraded both their programs and modules for > other reasons, we can remove the old "Synodal" cannon from the code > base, keeping only the new one. In this way, most users will never > notice the transition, which is a very good thing since many Synodal > users are not necessarily computer savvy enough to be able to diagnose > and fix such an enigmatic incompatibility on their own. > > Thanks, > John > > _______________________________________________ > sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org > http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel > Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page -- Empfehlen Sie GMX DSL Ihren Freunden und Bekannten und wir belohnen Sie mit bis zu 50,- Euro! https://freundschaftswerbung.gmx.de _______________________________________________ sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page
