On 2019-Jan-02, Nikolay Shaplov wrote:
> This is internal API, right? If we change it everywhere, then it is changed
> and nothing will be broken?
No, it's exported for extensions to use. If we change it unnecessarily,
extension authors will hate me (not you) for breaking the compile and
requiring an #if VERSION patch.
These may not be in common usage, but I don't need any additional
reasons for people to hate me.
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