[vtk-developers] VTK 5.0 Release status

[Michael Halle]

Will Schroeder wrote:
> ...
> A bigger issue is the removal of f1->SetInput( f2->GetOutput() ) methods 
> in favor of the newer f1->SetInputConnection (f2->GetOutputPort()). This 
> has been mainly completed, but we have more work to do. Dave and I are 
> going to take an initial crack at it. It will likely cause some test 
> failures, so please be patient while we try and clean this up.
> 

Is this a required change?  Is there any reason not to have a backwards
compatibility method or macro?  I can't think of a change that, if
required, would demand more editing of existing code.

--Mike