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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. |