[Scilab-users] Confusion about types (typeof vs. Variabe Browser)

[Samuel Gougeon]

Le 04/12/2019 à 13:30, Stéphane Mottelet a écrit :
>
> Hello,
>
> The name "constant" has been kept to ensure backwards compatibililty. 
> But frankly, sometimes legacy really sucks !
>
> To me, "constant" should be replaced everywhere by "double" to 
> suppress this confusion. The argument that it would break some 
> toolboxes does not hold : we already will have to recompile almost all 
> binary gateways for the next release of Scilab. I don't understand why 
> toolboxes authors would not be able to release a new version by just 
> doing an easy find/replace in their codes.
>

Stéphane,

All ATOMS toolboxes are all together a very tiny part of all existing codes.

Samuel