Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 13:17:00 -0600 From: Scott Long <scottl@samsco.org> To: Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> Cc: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: libpthread version bump Message-ID: <42694DAC.5090505@samsco.org> In-Reply-To: <20050422.131534.59696216.imp@bsdimp.com> References: <20050422174209.GA97721@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> <42693837.7090400@samsco.org> <20050422182727.GA2753@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> <20050422.131534.59696216.imp@bsdimp.com>
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Warner Losh wrote:
>>Having lived through the std{io,err,out} libc snafu, the
>>libm.so.2 snafu, and now the libc.so.5/libpthread.so.1
>>problem, I will once again suggest that *ALL* library
>>version numbers should be bumped when a new branch is
>>created.
>
>
> Yes. When a library version is bumped, *ALL* libraries that depend on
> it need to be bumped. Sadly, this has proven to be too difficult
> because it would create an unholy maintanence problem for the ports.
>
> Warner
Well, there is indeed a problem at the moment of libc being bumped for
6-current but not libpthread. However, I think that the particular
problem with the fs/gs change goes above and beyond this problem. So,
we have about 2 months to sort this all out. Any volunteers?
Scott
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