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Re: Status of std::string ABI change
- From: David Kastrup <dak at gnu dot org>
- To: libstdc++ at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2013 13:33:44 +0100
- Subject: Re: Status of std::string ABI change
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Florian Weimer <fweimer@redhat.com> writes:
> On 11/25/2013 12:13 AM, Dan Kegel wrote:
>
>> ABI changes are never fun. I wonder how they got away with this
>> without a huge outcry...
>
> The best protection against that is to change ABI on every release, so
> that users don't expect any stability.
It also helps to prohibit any language but Objective C for a while.
Keeps the expectations low and the rabble docile.
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David Kastrup