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Re: Backwards-incompatible ABI change due to function rename



On Mon, Mar 04, 2019 at 01:29:44PM +0200, Andrius Merkys wrote:
> I am maintaining a package which has recently endured a
> backwards-incompatible ABI change due to a couple of function renames. I
> could restore the ABI compatibility by providing aliases (via patches)
> for the renamed functions. My question is: would this be a viable
> solution, or should I change the SONAME?
What does the upstream say about this?
The ideal way would be bumping the soname (or restoring the removed
names) upstream.

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