On 26 Apr 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > + > + * The atomics code produces binaries that are not forward compatible > + on Solaris (eg. Solaris 5.6 binaries can fail on older hardware > + running on Solaris 7). (See APR's STATUS file.)
I don't see what the big deal is. The compiler produces code that is just as incompatible [assuming we got the configure checks right in APR]. For instance, you wouldn't expect to run an i686 binary on an i386, even if the i686 were for an older version of the OS. Whether that binary uses atomics or not, it doesn't matter: it's for a newer version of the architecture. Same thing here. As long as our binaries specify which flavor of sparc they're built for, I don't see the problem. -------------------------------------------------------------- Cliff Woolley [EMAIL PROTECTED] Charlottesville, VA
