Re: BUG #3717: libpq needs .so version raised to 6

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Radim Kolar <kolar(dot)radim(at)gmail(dot)com>, pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: BUG #3717: libpq needs .so version raised to 6
Date: 2007-11-03 14:44:46
Message-ID: 200711031444.lA3EikA12077@momjian.us
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Tom Lane wrote:
> "Radim Kolar" <kolar(dot)radim(at)gmail(dot)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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