Subject: Re: libXinerama and libxkb{file,ui}, et al, lossage
To: Aymeric Vincent <Aymeric.Vincent@labri.fr>
From: Perry E. Metzger <perry@piermont.com>
List: tech-pkg
Date: 10/06/2003 13:26:06
Aymeric Vincent <Aymeric.Vincent@labri.fr> writes:
> If I understand correctly, the point of using (PIC) static libraries
> instead of shared libraries is that you can replace the API of the
> library at any point in time without bothering about keeping binary
> compatibility for software compiled with a former version of the API.

Ugh. It would indeed be ugly to have to find ourselves dealing with
back compat issues like that...

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Perry E. Metzger		perry@piermont.com