Re: Updating Snippets in the LSR when versions are updated

[Philip Rhoades]

Phil,


On 2014-01-17 03:05, Phil Holmes wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Philip Rhoades" 
> <address@hidden>
> To: "Lilypond User" <address@hidden>
> Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2014 3:47 PM
> Subject: Updating Snippets in the LSR when versions are updated
>
>
> > People,
> >
> > After being bitten (unnecessarily) by old code in the LSR and having a 
> > continuing argument with David about how it came about - I have to ask 
> > - is there any reason why all the snippets in the LSR can't be 
> > automatically updated when a new version is introduced?  Surely this 
> > would not be hard to do?  If the Guile syntax is changing so often, 
> > what is the point of keeping old code in the LSR?  It is fair enough 
> > to tell people that they have to convert THEIR OWN code but the people 
> > who run the LSR, repo should be responsible for keeping that up to 
> > date . .
> >
> > If there is an argument for keeping a snippet in it's original form 
> > because of historical significance or something - an archive could be 
> > kept of it.
> >
> > Just my 2c . .
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Phil.
> > -- Philip Rhoades
>
>
> We would need to be able to contact the maintainer of the LSR and get
> him to update it.  At present, we can't :-(


I haven't been here long so I don't know what the significance is of 
that reply - shouldn't someone maintaining something as important as the 
LSR be contactable?

Regards,

Phil.
--
Philip Rhoades

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