backward/forward compatibility of binutils

[Daniel Jacobowitz]

On Fri, Jul 07, 2006 at 10:44:22AM -0400, Mikhail Teterin wrote:
> On Friday 07 July 2006 09:27, Jan-Benedict Glaw wrote:
> = Of course. I didn't mention that it would be a nice thing to have. I'm
> = actually opposed to it.
> 
> Why not? How hard is it to keep API compatibility (no need for ABI)?

It is an effort, and has roughly no benefit.  BFD is an integral part
of the tools that use it, not a clearly separated component.

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Daniel Jacobowitz
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