Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1999 15:22:38 +1000 (EST) From: John Birrell <jb@cimlogic.com.au> To: jkh@zippy.cdrom.com (Jordan K. Hubbard) Cc: jb@cimlogic.com.au, stable@freebsd.org, jb@freebsd.org, eischen@vigrid.com Subject: Re: pthreads in -stable Message-ID: <199906290522.PAA11964@cimlogic.com.au> In-Reply-To: <55853.930633274@zippy.cdrom.com> from "Jordan K. Hubbard" at "Jun 28, 1999 10:14:34 pm"
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Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: > > I bumped the version number because the implementation changed from > > being based on select() to poll(). > > Hmmm. Could you perhaps explain to me the potential effects this had > on applications linking with it? I don't mean to be so obtuse here, > I'm simply trying to determine whether this was a necessary version > bump or if the interface has actually not changed. If the change is > totally transparent to applications then it's certainly been my > understanding that a revision bump should not take place since such > changes merely represent internal shuffling and the library version > number is for communicating interface changes to external client apps. The change also adds poll(), so running GNU configure scripts will probably result in a different configuration of an application. This is why I bumped the rev. If you just look at things from the perspective of the library functionality, then poll is an additional function, so a rev bump is not warranted. -- John Birrell - jb@cimlogic.com.au; jb@freebsd.org http://www.cimlogic.com.au/ CIMlogic Pty Ltd, GPO Box 117A, Melbourne Vic 3001, Australia +61 418 353 137 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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