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Diffstat (limited to 'ev.3')
| -rw-r--r-- | ev.3 | 7 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
@@ -261,14 +261,17 @@ you actually want to know. .IP "int ev_version_minor ()" 4 .IX Item "int ev_version_minor ()" .PD -You can find out the major and minor version numbers of the library +You can find out the major and minor \s-1API/ABI\s0 version numbers of the library you linked against by calling the functions \f(CW\*(C`ev_version_major\*(C'\fR and \&\f(CW\*(C`ev_version_minor\*(C'\fR. If you want, you can compare against the global symbols \f(CW\*(C`EV_VERSION_MAJOR\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`EV_VERSION_MINOR\*(C'\fR, which specify the version of the library your program was compiled against. .Sp +These version numbers refer to the \s-1API\s0 and \s-1ABI\s0 version of the library, not +the release version. +.Sp 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. .Sp |