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Re: Is libguile.so.2 from guile-1.2 compatible w/one from 1.3snap?

karlheg@bittersweet.inetarena.com (Karl M. Hegbloom) writes:

>  Is the libguile.so.2 from guile-1.2 supposed to be fully compatible
> with the one in the 1.3 snapshots?  Or would it be good to bump the
> version number?

They are not fully compatible.  For example, some I/O functions have
simpler signatures in guile-1.3.

>  I'm package building, and am wondering if it will break peoples
> programs to replace the 1.2 libguile with an experimental snapshot
> one?

Yes, it will likely break peoples programs.

/mdj