On Jun 12, 2024, at 11:30, Peter Geoghegan <p...@bowt.ie> wrote: > I'm a little surprised that we don't seem to have all that many > problems with ABI breakage, though. Although we theoretically have a > huge number of APIs that extension authors might choose to use, that > isn't really true in practical terms. The universe of theoretically > possible problems is vastly larger than the areas where we see > problems in practice. You have to be pragmatic about it.
Things go wrong far less often than one might fear! Given this relative stability, I think it’s reasonable to document what heretofore assumed the policy is so that the fears can largely be put to rest by clear expectations. Best, David
