It seems this flag was introduced in this commit: https://git.cinelerra-gg.org/git/?p=goodguy/history.git;a=commit;h=9e779f632... author Good Guy <[email protected]> Wed, 7 Sep 2016 01:18:17 +0300 (16:18 -0600) committer Good Guy <[email protected]> Wed, 7 Sep 2016 01:18:17 +0300 (16:18 -0600) rework svg plugin, fast flash flush, init resize pixmaps, test edl version so, it was testing version in mwindow.C https://git.cinelerra-gg.org/git/?p=goodguy/history.git;a=blobdiff;f=cineler... (sorry for ultralong line) - + const char *cin_version = 0; + while( !xml_file.read_tag() ) { + if( xml_file.tag.title_is("EDL") ) { + cin_version = xml_file.tag.get_property("VERSION"); + break; + } + } + xml_file.rewind(); + if( !cin_version ) { + eprintf(_("XML file %s\n not from cinelerra."),filenames->get(i)); + char string[BCTEXTLEN]; + sprintf(string,_("Unknown %s"), filenames->get(i)); + gui->show_message(string); + result = 1; + break; + } + if( strcmp(cin_version, CINELERRA_VERSION) ) { + char string[BCTEXTLEN]; + snprintf(string, sizeof(string), + _("Warning: XML from cinelerra version %s\n" + "Session data may be incompatible."), cin_version); + show_warning(&preferences->warn_version, string); + } hm ... in current we have .... https://git.cinelerra-gg.org/git/?p=goodguy/cinelerra.git;a=blob;f=cinelerra... 2196 const char *cin_version = 0; 2197 while( !xml_file.read_tag() ) { 2198 if( xml_file.tag.title_is("EDL") ) { 2199 cin_version = xml_file.tag.get_property("VERSION"); 2200 break; 2201 } 2202 } 2203 xml_file.rewind(); 2204 if( !cin_version ) { 2205 eprintf(_("XML file %s\n not from cinelerra."),filename); 2206 char string[BCTEXTLEN]; 2207 sprintf(string,_("Unknown %s"), filename); 2208 gui->show_message(string); 2209 break; 2210 } 2211 if( strcmp(cin_version, CINELERRA_VERSION) && 2212 strcmp(cin_version, "Unify") && 2213 strcmp(cin_version, "5.1") ) { 2214 eprintf(_("Warning: XML from cinelerra version %s\n" 2215 "Session data may be incompatible."), cin_version); 2216 } so, IT SEEMS this preference simply unused now? Should we try to repair it, or just remove this warning checkbox altogether? (or possible replace it with 'unsafe_button_in_batchrender' preference?) I think replacing eprintf with show_warning still will do work, but need to check!