Just wanted to close off this thread. We discussed this on #fink today, and decided that it's not a bug after all. Libraries with a larger -compatible_version number are in fact backward compatible, as documented in "man ld".
-- Dave On Jan 16,2003 00:37:19 +0900, Peter O'Gorman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote : > >On Wednesday, January 15, 2003, at 11:28 PM, Peter O'Gorman wrote: > >> >> On Wednesday, January 15, 2003, at 10:59 PM, Max Horn wrote: >>> >>> So, the only case to worry about is when AGE is non zero. As I see >>> it, the new code should behave completly correct in that case, while >>> the old code was simply wrong. The question is, what happens to >>> compatibility with this change... well, anything that had a non-ZERO >>> AGE will suddenly have a *lower* compatibility version. So >>> potentially, problems might occur if a library with a non-zero AGE is >>> rebuilt, but its dependencies aren't. Not sure how to make a smooth >>> transition in that case. >>> >> >> Actually, I just noticed a bug in your patch :-) >> > >Just ignore me, my own typo confused me, sorry. > >Peter > > > >------------------------------------------------------- >This SF.NET email is sponsored by: Take your first step towards giving >your online business a competitive advantage. Test-drive a Thawte SSL >certificate - our easy online guide will show you how. Click here to get >started: http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?thaw0027en >_______________________________________________ >Fink-devel mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-devel > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.NET email is sponsored by: Thawte.com - A 128-bit supercerts will allow you to extend the highest allowed 128 bit encryption to all your clients even if they use browsers that are limited to 40 bit encryption. Get a guide here:http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?thaw0030en _______________________________________________ Fink-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-devel
