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Re: [Bug-readline] Set correct -compatibility_version in .dylib on Mac O
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Max Horn |
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Re: [Bug-readline] Set correct -compatibility_version in .dylib on Mac OS X |
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Thu, 24 Apr 2014 13:45:40 +0200 |
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On 10.04.2014, at 15:53, Max Horn <address@hidden> wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> the first patch reformats the shobj-conf code for OS X a bit, and reduces
> code duplication while hopefully improving readability.
>
> The second patch then drops the useless "-v" flag (it just causes the linker
> to prints its version), and then tweaks the compatibility_version to match
> the current_version.
>
> The rationale behind this is the following: The purpose of the
> compatibility_version is to reflect when new ABIs are added. Since readline
> 6.3 added new ABI compared to 6.2, it should have higher
> compatibility_version.
>
> With this in place, a binary linked against readline 6.2 will work fine with
> 6.3; but one linked against 6.3 will refuse to run with just readline 6.2
> present. This is the correct and desired behavior. Without this patch, a
> binary that relies on 6.3 specific API / ABI extensions could be executed
> even if only readline 6.2 was installed, leading to unexpected runtime
> crashes of the binary.
>
>
>
> As a side note: The current_version should always be greater or equal than
> the compatibility_version; the only reason for those to differ (that I am
> aware of) is to allow client code to determine the precise version of the
> loaded shared library, e.g. to determine if it has a patch level that avoids
> a known bug etc. that is independent of the ABI version.
>
> However, the patch level is not visible to the build code, so for readline,
> the compatibility_version and current_version simply are always equal.
>
>
> Cheers,
> Max
>
>
> <0001-refactor-shobj-conf-to-improve-readability.patch><0002-drop-useless-v-linker-flag-fix-compatibility_version.patch>
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