Make 4.08 the oldest recent version
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ocaml/opam-repository#27273 made 4.08 the oldest supported ocaml version for the opam repository. Since 'recent' is specified as > the set that is most reliably tested in the opam package repository. it should be updated accordingly.
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This is too far-reaching to achieve your goal. Given the description, one could argue that other applications should not use this as their baseline, but ocaml-dockerfile, ocaml-ci, docker-base-image, etc, all do use it. The move to archive portions of opam-repository and set the minimum supported level to 4.08 is distinct from dropping support for < 4.08 in all the other tools. Projects which want to drop support for < 4.08 can add a lower bound. Perhaps the best course would be to create a new definition, say |
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As noted, this suggestion is based on the explicit description of the specification of this value:
It sounds like you are arguing that the meaning of this value should be changed. We can correct the documentation and introduce a new value for this purpose, as you suggest. What you propose as the correct definition of the But also, as a sanity check, why should we not raise the floor on these services at this point? Do we have any particular stakeholders who have clear, motivating needs for us to maintain older versions as "recent"? This revives a recent conversation, but it should probably be answered at some point and documented. The redefinition of this critical value might be a good opportunity to do so. |
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It's been several weeks now with no negative feedback to my Discuss post. |
ocaml/opam-repository#27273 made 4.08 the oldest supported ocaml version for the opam repository. Since 'recent' is specified as
it should be updated accordingly.
This supersedes #68