Re: [libxml++] [patch] Global initialization code

[Thomas Jarosch <thomas jarosch intra2net com>]

On Thursday 16 June 2005 19:20, Stefan Seefeld wrote:
> Murray Cumming wrote:
> >>I implemented the code like I wrote above. And it works :-)
> >>It's not ABI compatible as the new library doesn't contain the static
> >> init object, but it's 100% API compatile. -> It's best to bumb the .so
> >> version for the next release.
> >
> > That would be highly undesirable. ABI compatibility must be maintained
> > until we have a really good reason to break it.
>
> What is holding you back from making the global init object do strictly
> nothing, so its only purpose is to keep ABI compatibility and users may or
> may not use it in their application ?
>
> Then, you are ready to remove it when you have other reasons to break
> ABI compatibility.

This is a great idea. I'll cook up a new version of the patch the next days.

Thomas