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Re: Hash seed breaks 5.8.1 binary API; fix suggested



Chip Salzenberg wrote:

Alan, I think you're despairing as if we were trying to solve a larger
problem than we are.

All I want is binary compatibility for 5.8.x ... a *maintenance*
branch of a system where only a few people have commit authority.
This should be doable.  And in fact we almost did it.

One question: will your proposed change undo the security fix, the reason why the change was made in the first place? Also, I didn't really understand whey we needed yet another global variable.

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Alan Burlison
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