> >Well, it\'s not _that_ important, but there are a few good reasons...
> >
> >1) The LADSPA API was not designed for ABI changes (most notably the
> >   interface version is not exported by plugins). This means that 
> >   old plugins that you didn\'t remember to delete/recompile can 
> >   cause segfaults in hosts. And unfortunately when you get a seg.fault,
> >   you probably manage to try at least n+1 other things, send 
> >   bug reports, drive the host developers insane, etc, etc before 
> >   you notice that you had an old pluing lying around. ;)
> 
> So, one vote for adding the version
> to the API ?

I would like to add that old LADSPA plugins can be easily identified
because they lack the \'version\' symbol, so there really is not segfault
problem as far as I can see.

--martijn





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