> ICS October Version Will be available for Delphi 2006 (Win32) ?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Angus Robertson - Magenta Systems Ltd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <twsocket@elists.org> Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 8:53 AM Subject: Re: [twsocket] ICS October Version (planned) >I repeat my comments that while V6 is 'pure beta', V5 must be fully > maintained and no-one should be encouraged to migrate to it, > particularly in light of my simple testing today. > > Angus > > > -------- Original Message -------- > > *Subject:* Re: [twsocket] ICS October Version (planned) > *From:* "Francois Piette" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > *To:* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > *Date:* Tue, 5 Sep 2006 13:40:26 +0200 > >> Abandoning support for old compilers did not mean changing every unit >> name while keeping the same classes, making it impossible to do an >> orderly conversion of a dozen ICS applications. Instead every >> application has to be tediously changed, involving hundreds of units. > > Please reread the messages I posted about V6 design consideration months > ago. The question remains open if the units should preserve the original > names (8 characters for D1 compatibility !) or be changed. In a first > step I > changed the unit names to have less headache to switch between versions. > This is not a definitive choice. > > I also raised the idea about a conversion tool (simple search and replace > engine). > > V6 is still a pure beta. You should jump into the train if you want to > influence it before the first release. Currently we can still change > almost > everything since it is a pure beta. Once V6 has been released, at least > the > interface will be frozen. > >> Having to change code in those hundreds of units to cater for property >> changes that have no benefit to those units is simply non-productive and >> wasted development time. > > There is currently no (or almost no) property change between V5 and V6. > > >> An old version 5 could simply have been left on the web site for >> download by people wanting to use Delphi 4 or earlier. > > That will be the case but for anything below Delphi 7 since V6 will start > with D7 support. > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Auteur du freeware ICS - Internet Component Suite > Auteur du freeware MidWare - Multi-tiers framework > http://www.overbyte.be > > > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe or change your settings for TWSocket mailing list > please goto http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/twsocket > Visit our website at http://www.overbyte.be -- To unsubscribe or change your settings for TWSocket mailing list please goto http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/twsocket Visit our website at http://www.overbyte.be
