[GRASS5] Raster API names suggestion

[Markus Neteler]

On Mon, Jul 05, 2004 at 02:26:37PM +0200, Roger Bivand wrote:
> On Mon, 5 Jul 2004, Markus Neteler wrote:
> 
> > On Sat, Jul 03, 2004 at 05:47:50PM +1200, Hamish wrote:
> > > > to improve the GRASS API name convention, I would like to 
> > > > suggest to rename the raster functions from G_ to Rast_.
> > > > A recursive find/sed should easily do the job.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > can you give examples of which functions would be changed?
> > 
> > For example:
> > 
> >  G_put_raster_row ()		-> Rast_put_row ()
> >  G_open_raster_new()		-> Rast_open_new ()
> >  G_read_raster_timestamp ()	-> Rast_read_timestamp ()
> >  
> 
> And the G__* () too as Rast__* (), I think. Would it be sensible to leave 
> the 5.0 series as G_* (), and migrate the development series, that's what 
> you are suggesting, isn't it? 

Right, usually I am thinking of 5.7.

> Then modules using the old forms would trip 
> up, and alert the programmer to the change? 

That sounds like a good idea.

> Would G_* () stay for the non-raster functions in libgis - I think so?

Exactly. Then the idea of the G_ functions will become clear.

I don't intend to bother everybody, but we should improve the
raster API. See also next email.

Markus