Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 23:25:46 -0500 (EST) From: Mikhail Teterin <mi@aldan.algebra.com> To: tadayuki@mediaone.net Cc: will@csociety.org, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/graphics/gd Makefile pkg-comment Message-ID: <200201220425.g0M4PlQ53898@aldan.algebra.com> In-Reply-To: <20020121232710.711cd51d.tadayuki@mediaone.net>
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On 21 Jan, Tadayuki OKADA wrote: >> > You do know that libraries undergo source and binary incompatible >> > changes over time, right? Did you check to make sure that your >> > ports will not be affected by these? >> >> Yes -- for the foreseable future. We are talking source >> incompatibility only, btw. If such incompatibility is introduced, it >> will break the building of a port. This breakage will signal the need >> for a fix. > You can break binary compatibility without breaking source > compatibility. And it's not rare case. Would you be able to offer an example on how this is relevant to the argument? Thanks! -mi To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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