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libmypaint, a.k.a. "brushlib", is a library for making brushstrokes which is used by MyPaint and other projects.
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Are all of the "2" structs/functions safe to use? #168

Closed define-private-public closed 4 years ago

define-private-public commented 4 years ago

Looking at the v1.5.x update, I see things like MyPaintTiledSurface2 and mypaint_brush_stroke_to_2(). At the moment, are these function and structs considered safe to use? I'm currently using the vanilla stuff, but I'm also interested in future proofing my application. Are the originals structs/functions going to be related with the *2 stuff?

jplloyd commented 4 years ago

Safe enough to be used by mypaint 2. Those structs/interfaces make up the extended interface that backports all new features from the master branch. See the release notes for 1.5.0 for details on what these features are. The strokes are also subtly different w. the new interface (and when using it, the default state for spectral blending is "on", which has to be accounted for).

As for future proofing, it is unlikely there will be a v1.6.0, and frankly the answer is "no" regardless.

jplloyd commented 4 years ago

Not much to add to this. Unless you want to support the new features of the _2 interfaces, there is no need to switch from the old ones.