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Bug#585751: Too paranoid version check in kpluginloader.cpp:243



summary 585751 35
clone 585751 -1
reassign -1 libkdecore5
retitle -1 Too paranoid plugin version check in kpluginloader.cpp:243
severity -1 serious
thanks

Plugin version check at kpluginloader.cpp:243 (kde_plugin_verification_data) 
is too paranoid and does not accept plugins compiled against later release of 
kde4libs. This behaviour is harmful when dependencies are enforced at the 
symbol level and may cause breakages like in #585751. It's an open question 
how much that version check should be relaxed (to accept minor or even major 
releases).

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Modestas Vainius <modestas@vainius.eu>

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