What is the replacement for jl_set_global

[robertu94]

Julia Version 1.9.0-DEV.unknown
Commit df84643* (2022-08-03 13:41 UTC)
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It appears as though one of the embedding APIs jl_set_global has been removed (grep -R "jl_set_global" in julia's include directory returns no results), but there hasn't been an increment to the major version number. I tried to find the history of this change, but have so far been unsuccessful, I'm sure it was made for a good reason. Since there are codes (i.e. JLuna see Clemapfel/jluna#34 ) that use this API, should there be either some deprecation period, or a replacement that can be used?

... Yes, I know this is a pre-release version and breakages should be expected. Thanks for all your work on a great language.

[Taaitaaiger]

It was removed by #44753. As another user of the C API it would be really nice to have header file with a stable interface that isn't broken regularly.

[gbaraldi]

The C API isn't considered stable.
Check JuliaLang/PackageCompiler.jl#708 and JuliaLang/PackageCompiler.jl#709 for possible solutions

[Taaitaaiger]

It would be nice then if the embedding guide included a warning to make that clear.

[JeffBezanson]

As far as I can tell it should be ok to add this entry point back. Just because the C API can technically change, does not mean we intend to randomly break it for no good reason.