1.7.1<->1.7.2 binary compatibility

[Corinna Vinschen]

On Mar 25 03:07, Uri Simchoni wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Can an executable that has been linked against 1.7.2 work with cygwin1.dll version 1.7.1?
> 
> I'd like to upgrade my build env, but not the runtime env of stable releases of a program.

Yes, except if it uses an API new to Cygwin 1.7.2 (for instance,
strfmon), or if the packege relies on specific behaviour new to
1.7.2 (for instance, coreutils 8.4).


Corinna

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