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Re: getnameinfo from glibc 2.1.94

To: Artur Frysiak <wiget at pld dot org dot pl>
Subject: Re: getnameinfo from glibc 2.1.94
From: Ulrich Drepper <drepper at redhat dot com>
Date: 29 Sep 2000 09:47:01 -0700
Cc: GNU libc testers <libc-alpha at sourceware dot cygnus dot com>
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Reply-To: drepper at cygnus dot com (Ulrich Drepper)

Artur Frysiak <wiget@pld.org.pl> writes:

> If changing sockaddr_in6 breaks backword compatibility with glibc 2.1.3 of
> getnameinfo then maybe ist time to drop getnameinfo(GLIBC_2.1) versioned
> symbol and introduce getnameinfo(GLIBC_2.2) ?

It's only changing for IPv6 and IPv6 is in flux.  Everybody using it
must be aware of it.  I don't want to introduce all this hassle just
because those $%%/§ in the IPv6 working group don't get their acts
together.

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References:
- getnameinfo from glibc 2.1.94
  - From: Artur Frysiak
- Re: getnameinfo from glibc 2.1.94
  - From: Ulrich Drepper
- Re: getnameinfo from glibc 2.1.94
  - From: Artur Frysiak
- Re: getnameinfo from glibc 2.1.94
  - From: Ulrich Drepper
- Re: getnameinfo from glibc 2.1.94
  - From: Artur Frysiak

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