Re: [libxml++] Re: [xml] libxml version numbers

[Daniel Veillard <veillard redhat com>]

On Wed, May 05, 2004 at 08:56:17PM +0000, Murray Cumming wrote:
> On Wed, 2004-05-05 at 14:19 -0400, Daniel Veillard wrote:
> > On Wed, May 05, 2004 at 08:07:21PM +0000, Murray Cumming wrote:
> > > On Wed, 2004-05-05 at 13:57 -0400, Daniel Veillard wrote:
> > > >   Every version is deemed stable :-)
> > > 
> > > API-stable, I mean. I'm sure that not every version is API stable.
> > 
> >   Backward compatible, both at the API and ABI level.
> 
> Interesting. So you get your API additions right first time? What
> happens if you want to change something based on feedback from
> developers?

  The developpers are on the xml gnome org list and changes are discussed
before releases. Plus I'm a dictator...

> >   Additions are backward compatible. The think I will not garantee
> > is forward compat.
> 
> Hmm, I'm not sure that I understand. Do you have an example of something
> that you would not guarantee?

  That an application build and running with libxml2-2.6.9 will also
compile with 2.6.8 or will run correctly with 2.6.8 shared libs.

Daniel

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