> > * Do we bump the .so major version number for libpq? I think we should > > because there are two new exported functions since 8.2, and on at least > > some platforms there's nothing else than major number to disambiguate > > whether a client needs these or not. Comments?
-1. You don't bump major if the old api can be used 1:1 with the new lib. New functions is not a reason for a major bump. The major version business is to protect you from ruining currently running (old) programs, not from using a too old lib with newly compiled programs. Andreas ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
