Re: Add curses_version() in curses(3)

[Thor Lancelot Simon <tls%panix.com@localhost>]

On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 01:54:54AM +0100, Roy Marples wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > Where 8.2 is taken from the .so version?
> > > > 
> > > > Roy
> > 
> > I think that it would be confused with NetBSD release and it could be
> > meaningless/confusing for downstream users that just pick the code as is
> > and can pick different major/minor.
> 
> Then I'm against this being added because it adds nothing of value.
> 
> I note that PD curses also supports curses_version() with something similar
> to my proposal.

The problem with using the solib version is that it may differ on
platforms derived from NetBSD even if the curses API is exactly the same.

This would, for example, have been the case on EQ/OS which I maintained
at Coyote Point - we bumped all the shlib versions at least once because
of a change to libc.

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