[Lsb-wg] opposition to LSB 2.0 rc1

[Dan Kegel]

Alan Cox wrote:
> Matt Taggart wrote:
>> The spec is based on 3.3. Do you know of problems where they don't match?
>> Most of the runtime implementations are using 3.3.4 in their current 
>> shipping releases.
> 
> Which does not match the ABI. The 3.3.5 to be branch has accepted some
> patches that mean a final 3.3.5 might be ABI compatible, although
> whether vendors will upgrade from 3.3.4 and break existing 3.3.4
> applications by doing so mid release remains to be seen - although it
> can be answered here.

Is http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2004-07/msg02440.html the ABI change
in question?  What kind of 3.3.4 vs. 3.3.5 incompatibilities will that cause?

This whole issue is sounding a bit like the gcc-2.96 fiasco.
- Dan

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