Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1999 02:57:56 +0900 From: "Daniel C. Sobral" <dcs@newsguy.com> To: Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@scc.nl> Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: HEADS UP: sigset_t changes committed Message-ID: <37F25324.FC471EEC@newsguy.com> References: <37F23064.98EEBC67@scc.nl>
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Marcel Moolenaar wrote: > > These libraries either a) have one of the modified structures > visible in the interface, or b) use sigset_t internally and > may cause breakage if new binaries are used against libraries > that don't have the sigset_t change. This not an immediate > issue, but will be as soon as applications start using the > new range to its fullest. Without really wanting to get into this discussion, the version bumps if an old binary cannot use a new library, not the other way around. Alas, this is all I'll be saying. Interested parties can refer to the recent discussion+flame war on the subject. -- Daniel C. Sobral (8-DCS) dcs@newsguy.com dcs@freebsd.org Rule 69: Do unto other's code as you'd have it do unto yours To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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