Re: [Caml-list] binary compatibility of 3.08.3

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Subject: Re: [Caml-list] binary compatibility of 3.08.3
From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 10:28:32 -0500
Message-id: <[🔎] 87acqrymh6.fsf-monnier+gmane.comp.lang.caml.inria@gnu.org>
References: <99C2C114-6583-11D9-B72B-000D9345235C@inria.fr> <[🔎] 20050113184137.GA24040@fistandantilus.takhisis.org> <[🔎] 20050113.150239.95895778.garrigue@math.nagoya-u.ac.jp> <[🔎] 20050127.164050.17018072.debian00@tiscali.be> <[🔎] 20050130061126.GA32348@pegasos>

> Sure, and that is what we will have to do. This is a lengthy process though,
> and we had hoped to avoid this. This means not only changing the LIBDIR name,
> but also changing the virtual versioned package from ocaml-3.08 to
> ocaml-3.08.3, which our autobuilders still have trouble with.

Somehow I can't understand why someone would go through so much trouble
when using the name "3.09" instead of "3.08.3" would solve the problem much
more cheaply.


        Stefan

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