From owner-cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 26 10:20:41 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: cvs-src@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 687B616A419; Mon, 26 Nov 2007 10:20:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rwatson@FreeBSD.org) Received: from cyrus.watson.org (cyrus.watson.org [209.31.154.42]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3C39D13C447; Mon, 26 Nov 2007 10:20:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rwatson@FreeBSD.org) Received: from fledge.watson.org (fledge.watson.org [209.31.154.41]) by cyrus.watson.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C566147542; Mon, 26 Nov 2007 05:24:11 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 10:20:32 +0000 (GMT) From: Robert Watson X-X-Sender: robert@fledge.watson.org To: Kip Macy In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20071126101924.M65286@fledge.watson.org> References: <200711260329.lAQ3THeB074777@repoman.freebsd.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Cc: cvs-src@freebsd.org, src-committers@freebsd.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org, Rong-En Fan Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/lib/libc/locale none.c X-BeenThere: cvs-src@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: CVS commit messages for the src tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 10:20:41 -0000 On Sun, 25 Nov 2007, Kip Macy wrote: > I'm confused. So we're going to permanently break compatibility for any apps > built on 6.3 to work on 6.2 because of a brief transgression by ache? I'm > sure I'm just slow and I'm missing something so maybe you could fill me in. This change satisfies existing dependencies in binaries built in the window in which the symbol was required, but doesn't introduce a dependency for new binaries as the symbol will not be required for them still. Robert N M Watson Computer Laboratory University of Cambridge > > -Kip > > > On Nov 25, 2007 7:29 PM, Rong-En Fan wrote: >> rafan 2007-11-26 03:29:17 UTC >> >> FreeBSD src repository >> >> Modified files: (Branch: RELENG_6_3) >> lib/libc/locale none.c >> Log: >> - Put __mb_sb_limit symbol back to libc to ease users' pain when upgrading >> their 6-STABLE system. This is necessary because we have this symbol >> exported between 20071025 and 20071030. Binaries built during that perios >> will be broken after 602115. >> >> Requested by: many >> Approved by: re (kensmith) >> >> Revision Changes Path >> 1.13.2.2.2.1 +1 -0 src/lib/libc/locale/none.c >> >