>>> * @deprecated since 1.4.x Use
>>> getGlobalFilterSet().addFilter(token,value)
>>>
>>> Is this seen as useful.
>>>
>>> And how do you look at the proposal to drop the deprecated since
>>> 1.4.x in 1.7?
>>>
>
>This is not about normal users of ant, but of 3pp using the
>code of ant, for instance to provide ant tasks. If someone
>made an Ant task on 1.3 it continues to function until we
>remove these items. So it could very well be that the user is
>using this task originally designed for ant 1.3, rebuild by
>someone else against ant 1.6.5 (ignoring the deprication
>warnings), gets intro trouble.
>
>otoh if we never can clean up anthing...
Mmhhhhh .... why do I remember Log4J (deprecating Category class
for a long time for using Logger, then removing - several 100 projects
failed at Gump) ?.... ;-)
While BWC is a good think we shouldnt rely too long on deprecated
methods.
Jan
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