Re: Binary compatibility policy for security updates and point releases
Jakob Leben:
> Hello,
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> I have not been able to find clear information about Debian policies for ABI compatibility across point releases and security updates. I would assume that no ABI changes at all (backwards compatible or not) are allowed in point releases and security updates. Still, I have not found a clear and unambiguous statement to this effect in Debian documentation.
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> Could someone please confirm the answer to my question? Would Debian developers consider improving documentation on this topic?
>
In general, if no documented guarantee exists then you should assume there is no guarantee.
If you are a developer and you link against a particular version of a library in Debian 9.1 and its ABI changes in 9.2, it's a simple task to rebuild it, and in fact that is what all reverse-dependencies of that library in Debian would themselves have to do. Not a big deal; as a developer you are supposed to deal with these issues and make it transparent to your end users.
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