Greg Stein wrote:
On 6/8/06, Bojan Smojver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Quoting Chris Darroch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
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> 5) Renaming functions like apr_dbd_get_entry() to apr_dbd_entry_get().
> Is this the kind of thing that can be done with a minor version number
> change, i.e., in 1.3?
I think Garrett already answered this one - only possible when jumping
major versions. So, this is something for 2.0.
You can introduce the new names in a minor rev, deprecating the old
names. In 2.0, you would then remove the old names.
Yup - be careful of ABI.
You can have two functions, one a stub to the other.
You can declare the new function as a macro stub to the old one.
What you can't do is declare the new function and then try to stub the old
symbol name, because the link/loader wouldn't be able to resolve it at link
time, only compile time. That breaks our abi rules.
