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Re: [PATCH] change GLIBC PPC64/ELF2 ABI default to 2.17
- From: Andreas Jaeger <aj at suse dot com>
- To: munroesj at us dot ibm dot com, libc-alpha at sourceware dot org
- Cc: Adhemerval Zanella <azanella at linux dot vnet dot ibm dot com>
- Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2014 15:06:44 +0100
- Subject: Re: [PATCH] change GLIBC PPC64/ELF2 ABI default to 2.17
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On 01/29/2014 04:18 PM, Steven Munroe wrote:
> Starting a new platform is always more complicated then we would like
> and we often find examples where the needs of the larger Linux community
> trumps our initial assumptions.
>
> Each distribution decides how it will support a new platform and we have
> requests to allow for back-ports of PPC64LE ELF2 to a GLIBC-2.17.
>
> To support the larger Linux community we need to insure forward
> compatibility across releases, and this implies setting the GLIBC
> powerpc.*le-.*-linux.* default back 2.17.
>
> We are not asking to apply this patch retroactively to the GLIBC-2.17
> source. But we like to get this patch accepted upstream to serve notice
> to all involved (in PPC64LE) that GLIBC-2.17 is the oldest symbol set,
> and promise this it final word on the topic.
>
> We also ask that all distributions apply this patch and ELF2 ABI patches
> if they planing to support the PPC64LE platform and doing a back port of
> the to GLIBC-2.17 or 2.18.
>
> thanks.
>
> --
>
> 2014-01-29 Adhemerval Zanella <azanella@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
>
> * nptl/shlib-versions: Change powerpc*le start to 2.17.
> * shlib-versions: Likewise.
Please run make check and regenerate the ABI lists,
Andreas
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