Re: Add curses_version() in curses(3)

2019-08-28 Thread Joerg Sonnenberger
On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 11:00:55AM +0930, Brett Lymn wrote: > I agree with Roy here, if we add the call we should spit out the > version of the curses lib. The ELF version has no meaning though. If anything, keep a date of the last visible interface change. Joerg

Re: Add curses_version() in curses(3)

2019-08-28 Thread Kamil Rytarowski
On 28.08.2019 14:50, Joerg Sonnenberger wrote: > On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 11:00:55AM +0930, Brett Lymn wrote: >> I agree with Roy here, if we add the call we should spit out the >> version of the curses lib. > > The ELF version has no meaning though. If anything, keep a date of the > last visible i

Re: Add curses_version() in curses(3)

2019-08-28 Thread Joerg Sonnenberger
On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 08:59:32PM +0200, Kamil Rytarowski wrote: > On 28.08.2019 14:50, Joerg Sonnenberger wrote: > > On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 11:00:55AM +0930, Brett Lymn wrote: > >> I agree with Roy here, if we add the call we should spit out the > >> version of the curses lib. > > > > The ELF v

Re: Add curses_version() in curses(3)

2019-08-28 Thread Kamil Rytarowski
On 28.08.2019 21:58, Joerg Sonnenberger wrote: > On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 08:59:32PM +0200, Kamil Rytarowski wrote: >> On 28.08.2019 14:50, Joerg Sonnenberger wrote: >>> On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 11:00:55AM +0930, Brett Lymn wrote: I agree with Roy here, if we add the call we should spit out the

Re: Add curses_version() in curses(3)

2019-08-28 Thread Thor Lancelot Simon
On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 01:54:54AM +0100, Roy Marples wrote: > > > > > > > > Where 8.2 is taken from the .so version? > > > > > > > > Roy > > > > I think that it would be confused with NetBSD release and it could be > > meaningless/confusing for downstream users that just pick the code as is > >

Re: Add curses_version() in curses(3)

2019-08-28 Thread Thor Lancelot Simon
On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 10:42:13PM -0400, Thor Lancelot Simon wrote: > On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 01:54:54AM +0100, Roy Marples wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Where 8.2 is taken from the .so version? > > > > > > > > > > Roy > > > > > > I think that it would be confused with NetBSD release and it could