Date: Fri, 03 Jun 2005 05:50:11 +0900 From: Hajimu UMEMOTO <ume@freebsd.org> To: Daniel Eischen <deischen@freebsd.org> Cc: nectar@freebsd.org, standards@freebsd.org, current@freebsd.org, freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [CFR] correct type of addrinfo.ai_addrlen and netent.n_net Message-ID: <ygevf4w8ovw.wl%ume@mahoroba.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.43.0506021634470.15736-100000@sea.ntplx.net> References: <ygey89s8pzp.wl%ume@mahoroba.org> <Pine.GSO.4.43.0506021634470.15736-100000@sea.ntplx.net>
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Hi,
>>>>> On Thu, 2 Jun 2005 16:38:11 -0400 (EDT)
>>>>> Daniel Eischen <deischen@freebsd.org> said:
deischen> struct addrinfo. I am under the assumption that getnetbyaddr() only
deischen> breaks libc compat which has already been bumped. Changing that
deischen> has no effect on other libraries, right?
Okay, thanks. Yes, getnetbyaddr(3) issue breaks only libc, and other
libs doesn't refer getnet*(3).
>
> deischen> When symbol versioning comes, you should be able to remove
> deischen> the padding without bumping library versions and producing
> deischen> imcompatibilities.
>
> It's curious. Is there any plan to provide symbol versioning?
deischen> I recall seeing some mention of it (by kan@ ?) on some site or
deischen> posting talking about the recent BSDCan.
Oh, it's great!
Sincerely,
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Hajimu UMEMOTO @ Internet Mutual Aid Society Yokohama, Japan
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