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On 2005-07-07, Peter Wang <tjaden@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> We need to update abi._tx for the 4.2 release. [...]
Commited.
> We need a Mac guy to write a short section for MacOS X.
Added to todo.txt.
> I've toned the document down as it was, frankly, embarrassing.
At least it was funny.
On 2005-07-07, Evert Glebbeek <eglebbk@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > We also need to decide if we will maintain both backwards
> > and forwards compatibility, or just backwards compatibility.
> > The former means we can't add/change/remove any (public)
> > symbols at all. The latter means we can add new symbols,
> > but we can't change or remove any.
>
> I say stick to backward compatibility only, if only because it's
> easier for us to make sure we don't break it. ;)
Isn't forward compatibility only a problem with C++ where adding a
method may completely change classes' sizes and stuff like that? I
don't think that's a problem for C.