Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] libxl: do not expose libxenctrl/libxenstore headers via libxl.h

[Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 7 Apr 2011, Ian Jackson wrote:
> Ian Campbell writes ("Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] libxl: do not expose    
> libxenctrl/libxenstore headers via libxl.h"):
> > I guess so. I must admit I thought we had the policy (however
> > ill-advised) of tying the SONAME to the Xen version, but I see that in
> > the case of libxenlight we do actually have an independent SONAME.
> 
> In general I think it's fair enough to bump the soname online once in
> each release cycle.  But now is as good as any.
> 
> > I wasn't sure which digit of the major number I was supposed to
> > increment so I went with the first... Perhaps a comment immediately
> > prior to the variable could describe the requirements?
> 
> I would suggest 1.1.  I would normally increment the 2nd number of any
> shared library unless it was a complete rewrite or something.

I agree with you on the general principle but I suspect it is going to
be almost a rewrite at the end of this development cycle :-/

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