[zeromq-dev] 3.x zmq_msg_t change proposal

[Pieter Hintjens]

On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 3:38 PM, Martin Sustrik <sustrik at 250bpm.com> wrote:

> One additional concern: The change is not backward compatible. Current
> implementation clears the flags when receiving a message part. Ie. when
> you re-send it, it behaves like a separate message. It would be nice to
> get rid of this behaviour, however, you need a consensus of users on the
> backward incompatible change.

I think we've developed good policy for these edge case changes.
Chuck, I'd suggest:

- make a change proposal on the wiki with the argumentation
- clone the 3-0 git and make this change so people can test it
- provide a sufficient before / after test case (in C)
- resend this proposal to the list at least twice with requests for criticism
- if after 2-3 weeks there is no valid veto, we pull the change into 3-0 master
- send a patch to the list so Martin can apply to master

Since 3-0 is still in 'unstable' state this is IMO definitely
applicable to that version.

-Pieter