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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: BC change
From:       Brad Hards <bradh () frogmouth ! net>
Date:       2005-03-03 6:33:17
Message-ID: 200503031733.21020.bradh () frogmouth ! net
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On Thursday 03 March 2005 06:37, Jakub Stachowski wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Is it acceptable at this point to make BIC change to
> kdelibs/dnssd/ServiceBase.h ? I just want to add d-pointer (unused for now)
> to class to avoid breaking stuff during further development for kde 3.5
> (interested can check http://arch.hypair.net/TODO for details. of course
> comments and advice will be very appreciated). I know that d-pointer should
> be there from beginning but looks like i have forgotten about this one
> class. It is new in 3.4 so no current users will be hurt.
If it is shipped in 3.4, you can't make a binary incompatible change until 
4.0. Didn't you use this for some of the apps in 3.4? That would break if you 
upgrade the libs to 3.5 and not those apps.

The only way is to get the RD to agree to a change for 3.4. 

Brad

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