[PATCH] change GLIBC PPC64/ELF2 ABI default to 2.17

[Steven Munroe]

On Thu, 2014-01-30 at 14:39 -0200, Adhemerval Zanella wrote:
> On 30-01-2014 14:10, Andreas Jaeger wrote:
> > So, moving forward: Will there no more such breakages and can
> > distributions rely on a stable API of the released glibc 2.19 on
> > PowerPC64 Little Endian the same way that x86 and x86-64 users can rely
> > on it? Meaning: Any binary build against 2.19 will work with future
> > versions.
> >
> > Andreas
> 
> Yes, if this patch is accepted we intend to make this change final.
> 
Thanks Adhemerval for you clear statement.

Yes I understand the convenience this will cause, and for that I
profusely apologize. I am taking a fair amount of abuse as a result
(from all sides, and most of which you have not seen), and that is fair
as well.

Yes I understand that this is the last chance to make this change,
period.

But I am also responsible for that long term stability and viability of
this new ecosystem. I am responsible for insuring the widest possible
acceptance and support so users (end customers and application
developers) will find this to be an attractive platform.

That is what I have to weigh in the balance,

I thank you all for your indulgence on this matter.