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Re: version skipping

To: drepper at cygnus dot com (Ulrich Drepper)
Subject: Re: version skipping
From: Roland McGrath <roland at frob dot com>
Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2000 17:48:12 -0500
Cc: GNU libc hacker <libc-hacker at sourceware dot cygnus dot com>

> I've checked in the files Roland had in his initial mail.  The code
> contained a few bugs bug after fixing them it seems to work now.  At
> least for the case where no code is elided.

I've done some tests in cases where code is elided, including at least a
nominal test of skipped-in-the-middle.

> One more thing I want to see implemented: Let people overwrite the
> decision through configure.  At least let it be more restrictive.  The
> reason for that is that in very limited environments where all the
> applications running are under control one might be sure to not have
> to care about old code.

I'd suggest doing this by just specifying a file (or list of files)
to prepend to shlib-versions in the processing.

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