> > The EVP interface has been changed between 0.9.6 and 0.9.7 in an
> > incompatible way. We are aware of problems caused by this change
> > and there is currently an internal discussion going on how
> > to handle the situation, including the option to revert to the
> > old behavior.
>
> In any case, its a bug, IMO.

I agree.  I would strongly argue in favor of preserving compatibility in the
EVP interface, and construct a new or parallel API (such as the _ex variants
on the EVP API) to provide new or backward-incompatible functionality.

Thanks,
James Yonan


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