This will make VisualEditor incompatible with MediaWiki 1.25 before it's even released…

VisualEditor master, that is? Doesn't seem like a very big deal to me.

In T96273#1212830, @matmarex wrote:

VisualEditor master, that is? Doesn't seem like a very big deal to me.

That's because you're not the one that gets shouted at about it. :-)

I would, however, be the one to get shouted at about icon incompatibilities, because I've had the misfortune to implement most of the code supporting the current unfortunate icon set, and because I intend to be the one to get it sculpted into something more sensible.

If it's any consolation, T91152 will also be a breaking change in this regard, and I intend to do it soon.

Change 204928 had a related patch set uploaded (by Bartosz Dziewoński):
Don't use OOUI icon packs, add 'link' icon

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/204928

Change 204929 had a related patch set uploaded (by Bartosz Dziewoński):
Remove half-baked OOUI icon packs

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/204929

Change 204928 abandoned by Bartosz Dziewoński:
Don't use OOUI icon packs, add 'link' icon

Reason:
Wrong branch.

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/204928

Change 204931 had a related patch set uploaded (by Bartosz Dziewoński):
Don't use OOUI icon packs, add 'link' icon

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/204931

Change 204931 merged by jenkins-bot:
Don't use OOUI icon packs, add 'link' icon

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/204931

Change 204929 merged by jenkins-bot:
Remove half-baked OOUI icon packs

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/204929