[asterisk-commits] russell: trunk r114931 - /trunk/UPGRADE.txt

[SVN commits to the Asterisk project]

Author: russell
Date: Thu May  1 12:28:25 2008
New Revision: 114931

URL: http://svn.digium.com/view/asterisk?view=rev&rev=114931
Log:
Clarify the deprecation notice about Macro() to note that it will not be removed
for the sake of backwards compatibility, since it is a non-trivial task to convert
existing large dialplans that depend on Macro() to use GoSub(), instead.

Modified:
    trunk/UPGRADE.txt

Modified: trunk/UPGRADE.txt
URL: http://svn.digium.com/view/asterisk/trunk/UPGRADE.txt?view=diff&rev=114931&r1=114930&r2=114931
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--- trunk/UPGRADE.txt (original)
+++ trunk/UPGRADE.txt Thu May  1 12:28:25 2008
@@ -92,7 +92,12 @@
   Gosub()/Return() applications.  To replace MacroExclusive(), we have
   introduced dialplan functions LOCK(), TRYLOCK(), and UNLOCK().  You may use
   these functions in any location where you desire to ensure that only one
-  channel is executing that path at any one time.
+  channel is executing that path at any one time.  The Macro() applications
+  are deprecated for performance reasons.  However, since Macro() has been
+  around for a long time and so many dialplans depend heavily on it, it will
+  not be removed for the sake of backwards compatibility.  It is also worth
+  noting that using both Macro() and GoSub() at the same time is _heavily_
+  discouraged.
 * Read() now sets a READSTATUS variable on exit.  It does NOT automatically
   return -1 (and hangup) anymore on error.  If you want to hangup on error,
   you need to do so explicitly in your dialplan.