Re: Could we have elegant version requirement from 5.3 on?

[Enrico Colombini <erix@...>]

On 26/03/2014 22.13, Tim Hill wrote:
> Version number checking is a mine-field, and should be avoided
> whenever possible. First, code rarely needs to know version
> information, it’s typically checking for*feature*  support indirectly
> via the logic “Feature K is supported in Lua X.Y, therefore to check
> for feature K check for Lua X.Y”. it’s far far better to have a
> mechanism that directly checks for feature support and bypasses the
> indirect logic entirely.

However, this would not cover the case where a version has the same 
function but with a different signature (for example, an extra argument).

(no, I have no magic solution)

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  Enrico