[Gluster-devel] libgfapi version format change affecting QEMU-GlusterFS

Harshavardhana harsha at harshavardhana.net
Sat Jan 25 10:34:58 UTC 2014


> "In essence, every time you make a change to the library and
>     release it, the C:R:A should change. A new library should start
>     with 0:0:0. Each time you change the public interface
>     (i.e., your installed header files), you should increment the
>     CURRENT number."
>
> So the version which was 3 became 5 when discard API was added and became 6
> when zerofill was added. As per the above description, API addition will
> result in a change to the installed header(glfs.h) and hence warrants a
> change in CURRENT number ? Should you have changed the version to 6.0.0
> instead of 0.0.6 ?
>

You are in-fact correct here - i didn't know about the API changes with 3, 5, 6.
I will send out a patch regarding that. Basis on bumping the 'AGE' was
wrong - since
i just assumed public interface didn't change.

Avati, this makes sense?

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