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Re: [ada] Set gnat library version to 4.0
- From: "Joseph S. Myers" <jsm at polyomino dot org dot uk>
- To: Zack Weinberg <zack at codesourcery dot com>
- Cc: Matthias Klose <doko at cs dot tu-berlin dot de>, gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2004 19:11:24 +0000 (UTC)
- Subject: Re: [ada] Set gnat library version to 4.0
- References: <16754.11665.200014.574444@gargle.gargle.HOWL><87ekjxtebs.fsf@codesourcery.com>
On Sun, 17 Oct 2004, Zack Weinberg wrote:
> Matthias Klose <doko@cs.tu-berlin.de> writes:
>
> > AFAIK the gnat library version number follows the GCC version number.
>
> I don't know if this is true or not, but if it is, ...
>
> > Ok to checkin?
>
> please find a way to use the value from version.c rather than having
> to remember to update this separate copy.
If this version number is used to set a SONAME, then it should *not*
follow the GCC version number (even if most releases do break binary
compatibility for Ada); the Ada maintainers should update it when breaking
binary compatibility for the first time after a release branches.
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