Derek Buitenhuis <derek.buitenh...@gmail.com> writes:

> On 19/10/2012 6:14 PM, Måns Rullgård wrote:
>> Exporting those tables was a bad idea.  Nevertheless, we did it.  Now we
>> have to live the consequences just a little longer, even if that doesn't
>> align with your aesthetic ideals.  We simply cannot go about breaking
>> the ABI on a whim whenever we feel like it.  The users *REALLY FUCKING HATE*
>> that.  It is how the old ffmpeg did things, and we're still working hard
>> to get rid of that image.
>
> So why don't be -bump the ABI- when we make fixes/improvements that break it?
> That was my point.

When we make improvements, we often retain compatibility wrappers and
similar for a transition period.  This is no different.

-- 
Måns Rullgård
m...@mansr.com
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