Re: DVB Include files

[Jörn Engel]

On Wed, 25 June 2003 20:43:23 +0200, Marcus Metzler wrote:
> Christoph Hellwig writes:
>  > On Wed, Jun 25, 2003 at 08:09:51PM +0200, Marcus Metzler wrote:
>  > >  > If the structures change incompatibly you're fucked anyway.  Better
>  > > 
>  > > Not necessarily, e.g. changing
>  > > 
>  > > #define AUDIO_SET_ATTRIBUTES       _IOW('o', 17, audio_attributes_t)
>  > > #define AUDIO_SET_KARAOKE          _IOW('o', 18, audio_karaoke_t)
>  > > 
>  > > to 
>  > > 
>  > > #define AUDIO_SET_ATTRIBUTES       _IOW('o', 47, audio_attributes_t)
>  > > #define AUDIO_SET_KARAOKE          _IOW('o', 48, audio_karaoke_t)
>  > > 
>  > > or
>  > 
>  > In that case yes, you are screwed.  Your ABI just changed incompatibly.
> 
> Not if you recompile.

Isn't the point of an application _binary_ interface, that you don't
have to recompile?

Jörn

-- 
It does not matter how slowly you go, so long as you do not stop.
-- Confucius