On Sun, 2007-06-17 at 01:01 +0100, Paul Cager wrote: > * How do you detect when a new version breaks the ABI? It seems quite > complicated. Do you use a tool to compare the classes / method > signatures, etc, or do you only bump the slot number if an application > fails?
There is Japitools http://sab39.netreach.com/japi/ which you would hope a library writer runs before releasing a new version. It gives a nice overview of public visible changes between 2 versions of a java library. Note that it only checks for binary compatibility, not source compatibility though. I don't know of any tools designed for source compatibility. Cheers, Mark -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
