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Re: glibc 2.27: 3 weeks till release

12.01.2018 08:46 Florian Weimer <fweimer@redhat.com> wrote:
> On 01/12/2018 05:15 AM, Carlos O'Donell wrote:
> > On 01/11/2018 08:03 AM, Rafal Luzynski wrote:
> >> Shouldn't we consider my patches for alternative month names as ABI
> >> change as well? Just to reiterate:
> >>
> >> * nl_langinfo() family:
> >> + the meaning of MON_x and ABMON_x constants has been changed,
>
> > This is a API change, but not an ABI change.
>
> What's the impact on statically linked applications? Will they continue
> to be able to read both kinds of locale data?

I have not tried this so I don't know, I assume they will not be able.

Is it likely that an application linked statically against the new glibc
will read the old locale data and there will be no chance to rebuild
them from sources, or vice versa?  Note that the old locale data sources
are valid, the new features are optional.

Regards,

Rafal
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