From 74de7aefd79690bae8cf5a5120f5962d444be089 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Wolfgang Denk Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 23:34:12 +0200 Subject: Add "source" command; prepare removal of "autoscr" command According to the doc/feature-removal-schedule.txt, the "autoscr" command will be replaced by the "source" command in approximately 6 months from now. This patch prepares this change and starts a 6 month transition period as follows: - The new "source" command has been added, which implements exactly the same functionlaity as the old "autoscr" command before - The old "autoscr" command name is kept as an alias for compatibility - Command sequences, script files atc. have been adapted to use the new "source" command - Related environment variables ("autoscript", "autoscript_uname") have *not* been adapted yet; these will be renamed resp. removed in a separate patch when the support for the "autoscr" command get's finally dropped. Signed-off-by: Wolfgang Denk --- doc/feature-removal-schedule.txt | 20 ++++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/doc/feature-removal-schedule.txt index 10e63bfd9..f97340336 100644 --- a/doc/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/doc/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -8,12 +8,20 @@ file. --------------------------- What: "autoscr" command -When: August 2009 -Why: "autosrc" is an ugly and completely non-standard name. The "autoscr" - command is deprecated and will be replaced the "source" command as - used by other shells such as bash. Both commands will be supported - for a transition period of 6 months after which "autoscr" will be - removed. +When: Release 2009-09 + +Why: "autosrc" is an ugly and completely non-standard name. + The "autoscr" command is deprecated and will be replaced by + + the "source" command as used by other shells such as bash. + + Starting with March 2009, both commands will be supported for + a transition period of 6 months after which "autoscr" will be + removed. During the transition period existing scripts and + environment variable names remain untouched for maximum + compatibiltiy; thse will be changed when support for the + "autoscr" command get's finally dropped. + Who: Peter Tyser --------------------------- -- cgit v1.2.3