Re: rfc: next guile 1.8.x release

[Dr. Arne Babenhauserheide]

Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> writes:

> Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org> skribis:
>> I would like to work (on the weekends, so as not to intefere w/
>> <day-job>) on preparation and release of Guile 1.8.9, targeted
>> for the ides of April (more or less).
>>
>> Guile 1.8.x users: What changes do you want to see in 1.8.9?

I am not a Guile 1.8.x user, but changes I would like to see is anything
that could ease incremental porting to Guile 3.x. If there’s a way to
backport incompatible interfaces from 3.x so people can replace the
1.8.x-specific interfaces one by one, that could make it more viable to
move upwards.

>> Guile maintainers: Any tips (process, content, interop, etc)
>> most welcome!
>
> Guile 1.8 has been unmaintained for years and I wonder about the message
> we’d be sending by publishing a bug-fix release 11 years and 3 major
> versions later.

The message we’re sending is that we don’t leave anyone out in the cold
who committed to using Guile.

> I know it still has two important users (LilyPond and TeXmacs), but it
> doesn’t seem viable to me to go this route.

If Thien-Thi Nguyen wants to do it, I see no reason to stand in the way.

Best wishes,
Arne
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