[Pkg-javascript-devel] nodejs won't be backward-compatible with c++ modules

[Jérémy Lal]

On 01/09/2013 12:46, Jonas Smedegaard wrote:
> Quoting Jérémy Lal (2013-08-31 10:01:11)
>> It is upstream's goal to improve on this, meanwhile it means
>> the next stable release of nodejs will have to Break all c++
>> modules (at their current versions).
>> Is there a way to ease transition that right now ?
>> Add nodejs << 0.11 in Depends ?
> 
> If what breaks is abi but not api, then I believe the best is to release 
> with no Breaks, and then request binNMUs for all affected reverse 
> dependencies.

no no it is really API breaking, both forward and backward.
When nodejs is 1.0 these matters are supposed to be solved.

Jérémy.



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