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On Thu, Oct 11, 2007 at 11:18:46PM +0300, Aleksey Cheusov wrote:
>=20
> > generate a reference to a symbol other than 'foo'.
>=20
>  >> any why it is used in NetBSD?
>=20
> > For backwards compatibility.
>=20
> Do you mean that ALL/MOST programs/packages built for older NetBSD
> releases should work without recompilation with newer NetBSD versions
> and NetBSD releases are ALWAYS binary backward compatible with older
> releases?

Yes.  That's why we go through all that trouble, of which renaming is
but a small aspect.

Of course there might be a few exceptions, but overall the project has
maintained an impressively good binary compatibility with older
releases.

--=20
Quentin Garnier - cube@cubidou.net - cube@NetBSD.org
"See the look on my face from staying too long in one place
[...] every time the morning breaks I know I'm closer to falling"
KT Tunstall, Saving My Face, Drastic Fantastic, 2007.

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