Backwards compatibility of the 'authors' revision property?

[Matt Nordhoff]

Ben Finney wrote:
> Matt Nordhoff <mnordhoff at mattnordhoff.com> writes:
> 
>> Ben Finney wrote:
>>> Matt Nordhoff <mnordhoff at mattnordhoff.com> writes:
>>>
>>>> When the 'authors' revision property was added, ISTM it was
>>>> changed so that new revisions will only ever have the 'authors'
>>>> revprop, and no 'author' revprop. This is bad for interacting
>>>> with older clients, isn't it? They'll only miss a bit of
>>>> information in "bzr log", but still.
>> The new code's answer to the "single person who owns this revision"
>> problem is to just pick the first person in the list of authors.
>> It's not perfect, but it's simple and works.
> 
> You're saying that the ‘author’ (singular) property is still present
> for older clients that expect it to be there?

No, I don't think it is, hence my email.

I mean, it won't remove the property from old revisions, but new
revisions created by new clients won't have the property.
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