On Tue, 28 Aug 2007, Yar Tikhiy wrote:
Example: Assume we released 7.0-R with all symbols at FBSD_1.0. Before the 8.0 release cycle starts, struct FTS and struct FILE change, perhaps a few times each, thus affecting the fts(3) and stdio(3) global symbols. At the very first change to a symbol or their group, its 7.0-R variant is preserved at FBSD_1.0 and its default version becomes FBSD_1.1. Later changes to the current variant of that symbol don't affect its version. Consequently, 8.0-R is released with the new fts(3) and stdio(3) symbols at FBSD_1.1, their 7.0-R variants at FBSD_1.0, and the rest of symbols still at FBSD_1.0 because they are unchanged. Let's note that CURRENT users had to rebuild ports depending on fts(3) or stdio(3) _each time_ an ABI component changed.
I think you're a little confused here. CURRENT users did NOT have to rebuild ports when fts(3) or stdio(3) ABIs changed. They would only have to rebuild if one of these ABIs changed _more than once between releases_. That hasn't ever happened to my knowledge in the past, and it really shouldn't happen as long as things are tested and reviewed properly. -- DE _______________________________________________ cvs-all@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/cvs-all To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
