Re: BUG #3717: libpq needs .so version raised to 6 - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: BUG #3717: libpq needs .so version raised to 6
Date
Msg-id 200711031444.lA3EikA12077@momjian.us
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In response to Re: BUG #3717: libpq needs .so version raised to 6  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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Tom Lane wrote:
> "Radim Kolar" <kolar.radim@gmail.com> writes:
> > both libpq from pgsql 8.2 and 8.3 are using same version
> > of .so 5. But libpq from 8.3 have new function PQconnectionUsedPassword. .so
> > version of 8.3 libpq needs to be raised to 6
>
> This is not a bug.  Major version bumps in sonames are for incompatible
> changes, not for additions of new entry points.

Yep, see the middle of this file for details on when we bump major
versions:

    http://developer.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql/src/tools/RELEASE_CHANGES?rev=1.79;content-type=text%2Fplain


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