Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2007 11:58:17 -0500 (EST) From: Daniel Eischen <deischen@freebsd.org> To: Michael Bushkov <bushman@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: libc-scoped function and Symbol.map Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.64.0712021151560.14948@sea.ntplx.net> In-Reply-To: <5555F136-D396-4333-837D-C4924416C3CB@freebsd.org> References: <5555F136-D396-4333-837D-C4924416C3CB@freebsd.org>
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On Sun, 2 Dec 2007, Michael Bushkov wrote: > Hi! > If I add the internal libc-scoped function (named __getgroupmembership) to > src/lib/libc/gen/getgrent.c, I need to add its name to Symbol.map, don't I? If the function is meant to be used outside of libc, then yes. If the function is only meant to be used by the FreeBSD base system (not ports or other SW maintained elsewhere), then it should be in the FBSDprivate namespace. If this function is meant to be used outside the FreeBSD base, then it goes in the FBSDpublic namespace. Once in the public namespace and it hits a release, we commit to maintaining an ABI compatible version of it forever (*). (*) Most likely for many years anyway. -- DE
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