[Pkg-javascript-devel] libv8 versions and abi

[Jonas Smedegaard]

On 12-06-08 at 11:52am, Jérémy Lal wrote:
> Hi,
> it's now clearer [1] to me how upstream v8 release their library :
> 1 - They start a new branch, say 3.10
> 2 - the first minor versions can break API (3.10.2, 3.10.4, 3.10.6)
> 3 - at some point they only make patch-level versions, keeping API,
>     and very probably ABI compatibility too. (3.10.8.x)
>     The only proof i have of that is the analysis done in [1].
> 
> I suggest libv8 debian package reflects this by:
> * start packaging a new branch only when upstream is at stage 3
> * having a soname libv8.so.3.10.8 instead of libv8.so.3.10.8.12
> 
> That will have the nice effect of being able to update patch-level
> versions without having to recompile reverse dependencies each time.
> 
> The risk is letting an ABI incompatibility slip in. It would however
> be caught quite early by the reverse dependencies anyway, so it seems
> okay unless it happens often...
> 
> Any advise on this please ?

Are you talking about releases to unstable, or also to experimental?

Seems to me that it might make sense to release to experimental right 
away, and then _change_ to target unstable when judged stable.

Other than that your plan looks sensible to me.

 - Jonas

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