Re: Binary compatibility and Debian updates
Hi,
On Sat, Mar 16, 2019 at 11:54:52AM -0700, Jakob Leben wrote:
> Hi Osamu,
>
> Thank you for your response.
>
> In the documents that you linked, I can only find information about the
> requirement that backwards-incompatible ABI changes require changing the SONAME
> of a library. However, I have not found explicit information stating that
> security updates and Debian point releases do not allow libraries to change
> their SONAME (and hence introduce backwards incompatible changes).
I don't think you read every details of all the documentation and you
want quick answer ...
> https://www.debian.org/doc/
You need to learn how to get information by yourself
Check google with keywords like
"debian testing library transition"
"debian security update policy"
> Moreover, the scenario I described requires that there be no ABI changes at all
> (not just backwards incompatible ones): if a Debian point release introduces a
> new symbol in a library, I may inadvertently link to that symbol, even though
> my client's embedded machine with an older point release does not have that
> symbol.
Yah ...
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