Re: RFS: poco (updated package)
Hi,
Hi Günter
can you please respond a short statement about API and ABI stability
of poco.
- Patrick
we generally try very hard to maintain API (source-code level)
compatibility between releases, especially in the core libraries
(Foundation, XML, Util, Net).
ABI (binary) compatibility is a different beast, though. So far we
haven't given it much thought, mostly because the majority of our
users use the POCO source code distribution and distribute the POCO
libs together with their product. And also because maintaining ABI
compatibility in C++ libraries is a huge PITA. As a result, we simply
bump the library version with every release, no matter whether the ABI
has changed in an incompatible way or not. Also, we use the same
library version number all POCO libraries. Given that POCO has reached
a certain maturity, I am aware that we should give a bit more
attention to that issue.
I suggest we continue the discussion on the poco-develop mailing list
(CC'd).
Best regards,
Günter
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