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diff --git a/src/RELEASE.txt b/src/RELEASE.txt index b5c0374..0c5f587 100644 --- a/src/RELEASE.txt +++ b/src/RELEASE.txt @@ -467,6 +467,45 @@ RELEASE 0.96.92 - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 21:08:22 -0400 SourceFileScanner.add_scanner('.x', XScanner) + -- THE env.Copy() METHOD WILL CHANGE OR GO AWAY ENTIRELY + + The env.Copy() method (to make a copy of a construction + environment) is being replaced by the env.Clone() method. + + In some future release, a deprecation warning will be added + to current uses of the env.Copy() method. At some point after + the deprecation warning, the env.Copy() method will either be + removed entirely or have its behavior changed. + + You can prepare for this by changing all your uses of env.Copy() + to env.Clone(), which has the exact same calling arguments. + + NOTE: CHANGING USES OF env.Copy() TO env.Clone() WILL MAKE YOUR + SConscript FILES NOT WORK ON EARLIER VERSIONS OF SCons. + + If you change SConscript files in software that you make available + for download or otherwise distribute, other users may try to + build your software with an earlier version of SCons that does + not have the env.Clone() method. We recommend preparing for + this in one of two ways: + + -- Make your SConscript files backwards-compatible by + including the following code near the beginning of your + top-level SConstruct file: + + import SCons.Environment + try: + SCons.Environment.Environment.Clone + except AttributeError: + SCons.Environment.Environment.Clone = \ + SCons.Environment.Environment.Copy + + -- Use the EnsureSConsVersion() function to provide a + descriptive error message if your SConscript files + are executed by an earlier version of SCons: + + EnsureSConsVersion(0, 96, 93) + SCons is developed with an extensive regression test suite, and a rigorous development methodology for continually improving that suite. Because of this, SCons is of sufficient quality that you can use it |