Re: OpenSSL nasty shared library issue...

[Richard Levitte - VMS Whacker]

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bodo Moeller)

Bodo_Moeller> Proposal: Turn SOME_STRUCTURE_init into a macro that
Bodo_Moeller> calls SOME_STRUCTURE_init_internal with the same
Bodo_Moeller> arguments plus an additional one that contains the
Bodo_Moeller> version number.  The implementation is like what
Bodo_Moeller> SOME_STRUCTURE_init does now, but additionally checks
Bodo_Moeller> whether this additional argument matches the current
Bodo_Moeller> version number; if not, it pokes fun at the user for
Bodo_Moeller> trying to mix incompatible library versions.  There is
Bodo_Moeller> no need to disturb programs that are only meant to be
Bodo_Moeller> used with statically linked libraries. 

That! was a good idea.

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