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

[Jeff Law]

On 01/29/14 12:39, Adam Conrad wrote:

> I believe that RedHat versioning their symbols to match what's
> currently upstream would ultimately make ppc64le more accessible
> to a wider developer audience.  I can make contentless statements
> too.
>
> There are two obvious solutions to your problem (re-version your
> symbols, or use a newer glibc), it's not as if keeping the version
> upstream unchanged makes either of those impossible, it just avoids
> shafting others for you not having been involved in the public
> discussion on this matter months ago.
Carlos and his team have a set of constraints they have to work within. 
  Re-versioning the symbols or using a newer glibc do not fit those 
constraints.

>
> Ultimately, this isn't about accessiblity, it's about who wants to
> do work, and who should be penalised for having done work earlier
> on the promise of a stable ABI.
I'm sorry you see it that way.

Carlos, myself & others have looked at this from every angle we can 
think of and we don't have a better solution.  Carlos is now looking at 
what can be done to mitigate the pain this change would have for 
Canonical and others who effectively need to rebuild their worlds if 
this change goes in. Obviously if we come up with something we'll 
definitely pass it along.




Jeff