Re: Plugin API/ABI versions

2007-06-03 Thread Magnus Holmgren
On Saturday 02 June 2007 14:58, Ben Hutchings wrote: > On Fri, 2007-06-01 at 18:03 +0200, Magnus Holmgren wrote: > > Many applications allow their functionality to be extended by means of > > plugins, often in the form of libraries that the application dlopen()s. > > Usually the application provide

Re: Plugin API/ABI versions

2007-06-03 Thread Josselin Mouette
Le vendredi 01 juin 2007 à 18:03 +0200, Magnus Holmgren a écrit : > Many applications allow their functionality to be extended by means of > plugins, often in the form of libraries that the application dlopen()s. > Usually the application provides an API, and like other APIs these APIs (and > AB

Re: Plugin API/ABI versions

2007-06-02 Thread Ben Hutchings
On Fri, 2007-06-01 at 18:03 +0200, Magnus Holmgren wrote: > Many applications allow their functionality to be extended by means of > plugins, often in the form of libraries that the application dlopen()s. > Usually the application provides an API, and like other APIs these APIs (and > ABIs) can

Plugin API/ABI versions

2007-06-01 Thread Magnus Holmgren
Many applications allow their functionality to be extended by means of plugins, often in the form of libraries that the application dlopen()s. Usually the application provides an API, and like other APIs these APIs (and ABIs) can evolve, calling for versioned dependencies. But executables aren't