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Re: Update soname
- To: tromey at redhat dot com
- Subject: Re: Update soname
- From: Alexandre Oliva <aoliva at redhat dot com>
- Date: 06 Apr 2001 02:30:05 -0300
- Cc: Bryce McKinlay <bryce at albatross dot co dot nz>, Ulrich Drepper <drepper at cygnus dot com>, green at cygnus dot com, Java Discuss List <java at gcc dot gnu dot org>, bkoz at cygnus dot com, Java Patch List <java-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org>
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On Apr 5, 2001, Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com> wrote:
> I'm not too concerned about including the version in the name of the
> .so. If we can do it, fine. If not, we still have to increment
> `current' because we are binary incompatible with past releases.
Yep
> How exactly we should handle the interface number on the trunk after
> the release is still an open question. One idea would be to update it
> right away, and then update it again for the next release.
The second step is probably not necessary. IMHO, anyone using
development snapshots should be aware of potential problems related
with binary-compatibility issues.
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