Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:35:55 +0000 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org> To: "Thomas D. Dean" <tomdean@speakeasy.org> Cc: kris@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 4.11 binary compatibility (libm.so.2, etc) Message-ID: <20070828223555.GC32597@hub.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <200708282231.l7SMVPKe021780@asus.tddhome> References: <fb1ua9$3to$1@sea.gmane.org> <200708282052.l7SKqpIU021533@asus.tddhome> <20070828220355.GA32597@hub.freebsd.org> <200708282231.l7SMVPKe021780@asus.tddhome>
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On Tue, Aug 28, 2007 at 03:31:25PM -0700, Thomas D. Dean wrote: > It provides a temporary solution in some cases, when you need to get > going. It is not a long term solution. It's bogus because a) the real solution exists and is trivial (install the relevant compat port), and b) your advice *will* break applications. Shared library revision numbers are bumped for a good reason, of course, namely because there are changes made that break backwards compatibility. Kris
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