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Re: A patch for default version and archive

"H . J . Lu" <hjl@valinux.com> writes:

> It doesn't matter how it is written. It is an implementation detail.
> The end result is the same, you get a versioned reference. In case of
> DSOs, it is done by the linker.

No, the result is not guaranteed to be the same.  You are constantly
assuming an ideal programming environment without the possibility of
anybody making errors.  This is wrong.  It will never be true.
Versions without referencing specific implementations are wrong and
against everything versioning is there for.

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