Re: DVB Include files

Jörn Engel (joern@wohnheim.fh-wedel.de)
Wed, 25 Jun 2003 21:42:50 +0200


On Wed, 25 June 2003 20:43:23 +0200, Marcus Metzler wrote:
> Christoph Hellwig writes:
> > On Wed, Jun 25, 2003 at 08:09:51PM +0200, Marcus Metzler wrote:
> > > > If the structures change incompatibly you're fucked anyway. Better
> > >
> > > Not necessarily, e.g. changing
> > >
> > > #define AUDIO_SET_ATTRIBUTES _IOW('o', 17, audio_attributes_t)
> > > #define AUDIO_SET_KARAOKE _IOW('o', 18, audio_karaoke_t)
> > >
> > > to
> > >
> > > #define AUDIO_SET_ATTRIBUTES _IOW('o', 47, audio_attributes_t)
> > > #define AUDIO_SET_KARAOKE _IOW('o', 48, audio_karaoke_t)
> > >
> > > or
> >
> > In that case yes, you are screwed. Your ABI just changed incompatibly.
>
> Not if you recompile.

Isn't the point of an application _binary_ interface, that you don't
have to recompile?

Jörn

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