From: ara.t.howard@...
Date: 2007-03-29T01:36:51+09:00
Subject: Re: Are sub-versions now binary-compatible?

On Thu, 29 Mar 2007, Rick DeNatale wrote:

> On 3/23/07, Eric Promislow <eric.promislow@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I found I had to build separate versions of a binary library to run on
>> 1.8.2 and 1.8.4
>> 
>> Do versions 1.8.4 and 1.8.5 also have binary incompatibilities?  Is
>> there a test suite
>> around i could use?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Eric
>
> Well, you might do a diff on any included files.
>
> diff ruby1.8.4/ruby.h ruby1.8.5/ruby.h shows that there ARE
> differences, which would indicate to me that it's probably not wise to
> count on binary compatibility.

i always recompile all extensions when an upgrade comes out.  i've had issues
in the past when i didn't.

-a
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