David Van Couvering wrote: > > > Rick Hillegas wrote:
>> >> I can see that Private Stable applies to the client/server api. These >> apis should remain forward/backward compatible within a release >> family. Do Private Stable interfaces turn up in other situations? > > > Yes, that's right. I wonder if the database file format is also Private > Stable. I am still looking for some guidance in that area in terms of > what are incompatible changes... What guidance do you need above: http://db.apache.org/derby/papers/versionupgrade.html ? (note there is a type in that document, at one point it has 'EM <= 10', I think that should be 'EM >= 10'.) I think that's the policy for on-disk format and did undergo a vote (I believe). Dan.
