Re: CVS commit: src (src/lib/libm/arch/i387/shlib_version)

[Geoff Wing <gcw%pobox.com@localhost>]

Matthias Drochner <M.Drochner%fz-juelich.de@localhost> output:
:mason%primenet.com.au@localhost said:
:> : bump libm minor version (functions added)
:> Also needs a bump in src/lib/libm/arch/i387/shlib_version , yes? 
:
:I'm not sure about this. Normally, nothing links against libm387 directly,
:the binary doesn't even know about libm387's existence at link time.
:Every function there just shadows one in the main libm, and it contains
:just a subset anyway.
:Perhaps someone will prove me wrong, but for now I believe that libm387's
:version number doesn't matter.

I guess in a way it's largely inconsequential since we use ELF on all or
nearly all platforms now and minor library numbers are only for the
convenience of the admin or user, and the purpose it originally had
is no longer valid.

Regards,
Geoff