AW: [xml] Compatibility between libxml 2.3.5 and libxml 2.5.6

["Zlatkovic, Igor" <Igor Zlatkovic Dresdner-Bank com>]

> Hello!
> I am currently using libxml 2.3.5 in my applications and now 
> I want to change to a newer version, perhaps 2.5.6.
> Some applications running on the same system is already 
> compiled for libxml 2.3.5 and I don't want to recompile those 
> applications.
> So my question is this; Is it possible to run applications 
> compiled for libxml 2.3.5 in a system with libxml 2.5.6 installed?
> The shared library are in both cases called libxml2.so.2 so I 
> guess it will run, but are those two versions really 
> compatible (i.e. does every function in libxml 2.3.5 still 
> exist in libxml 2.5.6)?
>
> I hope I can get an answer to this question.

I woult test this instead of taking someone's answer for granted, but yes,
you should be able to run 2.5.6 without difficulties.

Ciao,
Igor