The Z-machine Standards Document notes that "Throughout the specification, Versions 7 and 8 are identical to Version 5" (but for file sizes & packing/unpacking).
As such, it takes extra effort for an interpreter that supports version 7 to not support @arc_image there. In short, it's always been the case that if it's in V5, it's also in V7 and V8.
I'm not advocating for arcc or actaea to support version 7; rather, I think it'd be good for consistency's sake that @arc_image be defined for all three versions, regardless of the fact that nobody will ever produce a V7 game.
In the end this is an entirely pointless request since Bocfel will support @arc_image in V7 regardless, but nobody will create a V7 games, so nobody will know or care... but it "feels" more correct to officially mirror how the standard defines things.
The Z-machine Standards Document notes that "Throughout the specification, Versions 7 and 8 are identical to Version 5" (but for file sizes & packing/unpacking).
As such, it takes extra effort for an interpreter that supports version 7 to not support
@arc_imagethere. In short, it's always been the case that if it's in V5, it's also in V7 and V8.I'm not advocating for
arccoractaeato support version 7; rather, I think it'd be good for consistency's sake that@arc_imagebe defined for all three versions, regardless of the fact that nobody will ever produce a V7 game.In the end this is an entirely pointless request since Bocfel will support
@arc_imagein V7 regardless, but nobody will create a V7 games, so nobody will know or care... but it "feels" more correct to officially mirror how the standard defines things.