From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Sep 24 21:00:02 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 129441065679 for ; Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:00:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from julian@elischer.org) Received: from outD.internet-mail-service.net (outd.internet-mail-service.net [216.240.47.227]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EFC6C8FC14 for ; Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:00:01 +0000 (UTC) Received: from idiom.com (mx0.idiom.com [216.240.32.160]) by out.internet-mail-service.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id EAFF9322D9; Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:00:01 -0700 (PDT) X-Client-Authorized: MaGic Cook1e X-Client-Authorized: MaGic Cook1e Received: from julian-mac.elischer.org (home.elischer.org [216.240.48.38]) by idiom.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 45E112D601C; Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:00:01 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <4ABBDDD4.50905@elischer.org> Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:00:04 -0700 From: Julian Elischer User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (Macintosh/20090812) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: stef@memberwebs.com References: <4ABBD5FA.5070507@memberwebs.com> In-Reply-To: <4ABBD5FA.5070507@memberwebs.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Is the FreeBSD ABI compatibility policy documented anywhere X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:00:02 -0000 Stef Walter wrote: > It seems that FreeBSD has an ABI compatibility policy where major > versions remain ABI and API compatible throughout minor point versions. > That is to say that the kernel interfaces and libraries for (eg) > 7-STABLE, 7.1-RELEASE, 7.2-RELEASE are not supposed to change. > > Is this a policy of the project? If so, is it documented anywhere? Or is > it just a convention? It is a policy of the project but I don't think our policies are written down as such. I think you will find it referenced in many places in a sideways manner rather than directly. Possibly in the developer handbook > > Cheers, > > Stef > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"