[GRASS-dev] Upcoming 7.2.0: review which addons to move to core

[Markus Neteler]

On Mon, Jul 4, 2016 at 11:00 AM, Rainer M Krug <Rainer at krugs.de> wrote:
> Vaclav Petras <wenzeslaus at gmail.com> writes:
>> This is out-of-topic here, but similarly we might want to introduce something like [deprecated] for modules, options and flags.
>>
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>> Related to that, I wonder if we should create some standard mechanism for introducing experimental things - things which might later show as unstable,
>> not useful or buggy. For example, I introduced v.decimate which is now in 7.2 branch. It has its merit but I started to think that perhaps a different set of
>> functions or interface can be more useful there. I wonder if I should just put [experimental - use with care] at the end of the module description.
>
> I would add the following:
>
> 1) add [experimental] / [beta] / ... behind the in the menu
> 2) disable the experimental / beta / ... addons
> 3) add an option to enable all the experimental / beta / ... addons, which can than state
> "experimental, might make your computer explode, use at own risk and only in
> well ventilated rooms"...
>
> Cheers,
>
> Rainer

Please open a dedicated ticket for this.

Markus