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rename expression heads for type definitions to match keywords #23157

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@JeffBezanson JeffBezanson added breaking This change will break code compiler:lowering Syntax lowering (compiler front end, 2nd stage) parser Language parsing and surface syntax labels Aug 6, 2017
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superficially lgtm! :)

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ararslan commented Aug 6, 2017

I don't suppose there's any way to deprecate the old expression heads? I know a couple packages are using eval(Expr(:type, ...)) to define types in a (horrifically ugly) way that works with 0.5-0.7 without depwarns, e.g. JSON and I think Compat.

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Yes, I can deprecate that particular use pattern.

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Done. While I'm at it, I also changed the parsed representation to match the order that the subexpressions appear in the source.

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@@ -35,6 +35,13 @@ Language changes
* Nested `if` expressions that arise from the keyword `elseif` now use `elseif`
as their expression head instead of `if` ([#21774]).

* Parsed and lowered forms of type definitions have been synchronized with their
new keywords ([#23157]). Expression heads are renamed as follows:
`type` => `struct`
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Perhaps add *s on this list with 4 space indent to render it as a bullet list? Current rendering looks a bit funny https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/blob/acadf3acb6054adb657d6a9390616f2c1e792546/NEWS.md#language-changes

@JeffBezanson JeffBezanson merged commit dc81931 into master Aug 7, 2017
@JeffBezanson JeffBezanson deleted the jb/typedefexprs branch August 7, 2017 03:08
@ararslan ararslan added deprecation This change introduces or involves a deprecation and removed breaking This change will break code labels Aug 7, 2017
martinholters added a commit to HSU-ANT/ACME.jl that referenced this pull request Aug 29, 2017
...that automatically use the correct expression head to deal with
JuliaLang/julia#23157.
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