Subject: Re: pkg/12222: Update for pine and pico
To: Todd Vierling <tv@wasabisystems.com>
From: David Brownlee <abs@netbsd.org>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 02/19/2001 18:27:54
	Checking the relevant files the only differences in ABI are
	int -> void function returns (many of them). AFAIK that should be
	OK...?

		David/absolute		-- www.netbsd.org: No hype required --


On Sat, 17 Feb 2001, Todd Vierling wrote:

> On Sat, 17 Feb 2001, Frederick Bruckman wrote:
>
> : > : 	Given the package is a bugfix release would it be more appropriate
> : > : 	to bump the minor?
> : >
> : > Only if you can verify that the ABI hasn't changed.  I assume the worst.
> :
> : Why assume the worst?
>
> Why assume the best?  Keeping the same major number, if the ABI changes,
> can cause spectacular (and difficult to diagnose) breakage.
>
> : None of the release notes even mentions pico.
> : It's possible that libpico hasn't changed at all,
>
> Then verify that.
>
>