Hajimu UMEMOTO wrote: >Hi, > > > >>>>>>On Sun, 14 May 2006 04:51:41 +0900 >>>>>>Hajimu UMEMOTO <ume_at_freebsd.org> said: >>>>>> >>>>>> > > > >>>>>>On Fri, 12 May 2006 13:44:58 -0400 (EDT) >>>>>>Daniel Eischen <deischen_at_freebsd.org> said: >>>>>> >>>>>> > > > >>I wish to fix following things which break ABI backward compatibility >>when libc version bump: >> >> - gethostbyaddr(3) prototype to conform to POSIX. >> - Fix wrong usage of EAI_MEMORY in getnameinfo(). It needs to >> return EAI_OVERFLOW. >> - Update res_update() and friends to BIND9's one. >> - Nuke some compatibility crufts for 6.X and earlier. >> >> > >deischen> Go ahead. Just realize though, that after 7.0 is released >deischen> you will have to support any ABI from then on without version >deischen> bumps (meaning, you have to keep shims for any old 7.0+ ABIs >deischen> in libc). > >ume> Okay, I'll do. > > I assume htat EVENTUALLY we will bump numbers again when something sufficiently big needs to be done to the ABI. >Done. > >Sincerely, > >-- >Hajimu UMEMOTO _at_ Internet Mutual Aid Society Yokohama, Japan >ume_at_mahoroba.org ume_at_{,jp.}FreeBSD.org >http://www.imasy.org/~ume/ >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-current_at_freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe_at_freebsd.org" > >Received on Sun May 21 2006 - 19:27:42 UTC
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