[racket-dev] `compatibility' (was: [plt] Push #25038: master branch updated)

At Mon, 30 Jul 2012 19:45:07 -0400, Vincent St-Amour wrote:
> At Mon, 30 Jul 2012 14:52:06 -0600,
> Matthew Flatt wrote:
> > If we really want to have two names for these things --- the
> > compatibility name and the "compatibility" name --- then I think we
> > should at least consolidate to a single compatibility manual by moving
> > the documentation for `racket/mpair' and `racket/package' to the
> > compatibility manual.
> 
> To make sure I understand correctly, you're suggesting that:
> 
> - We keep the `compatibility' collect.
> - We keep `compatibility/defmacro'.
> - We remove `compatibility/mpair' and `compatibility/package', and move
>   them back to `racket/mpair' and `racket/package', respectively.
> - We leave the reference and the compatibility manual as is, with docs
>   for `racket/mpair' and `racket/package' in the compatibility manual.
> 
> If that's what you're suggesting, I'll implement it.

I'm sorry that I've been so unclear!

To start afresh, here are two suggestions, which are mutually
exclusive. The first is my preference:

 1. Revert the addition of `compatibility/package' and
    `compatibility/mpair', including the documentation changes (but
    maybe add back some text to discourage misuse of these libraries).

 2. Leave things as they are, but move the sections that document
    `racket/package' and `racket/mpair' out of the Reference and into
    the same "Compatibility" document that describes
    `compatibility/package' and `compatibility/mpair'.