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author | root <root> | 2007-12-09 19:42:57 +0000 |
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committer | root <root> | 2007-12-09 19:42:57 +0000 |
commit | 9df49634f11f561ad9b5669124a4f2bd7179a559 (patch) | |
tree | e9b29494d8bc1b1b82b86908a7e2e1b2dede78fd /ev.pod | |
parent | 5466167e0504f6fd929074dda89e770d4abfd3c3 (diff) |
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@@ -119,14 +119,17 @@ you actually want to know. =item int ev_version_minor () -You can find out the major and minor version numbers of the library +You can find out the major and minor API/ABI version numbers of the library you linked against by calling the functions C<ev_version_major> and C<ev_version_minor>. If you want, you can compare against the global symbols C<EV_VERSION_MAJOR> and C<EV_VERSION_MINOR>, which specify the version of the library your program was compiled against. +These version numbers refer to the API and ABI version of the library, not +the release version. + Usually, it's a good idea to terminate if the major versions mismatch, -as this indicates an incompatible change. Minor versions are usually +as this indicates an incompatible change. Minor versions are usually compatible to older versions, so a larger minor version alone is usually not a problem. |