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Re: PATCH: Spell exp2l correctly

From: Daniel Jacobowitz <drow at false dot org>
To: Roland McGrath <roland at redhat dot com>
Cc: Mark Mitchell <mark at codesourcery dot com>, libc-alpha at sources dot redhat dot com
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 15:01:55 -0500
Subject: Re: PATCH: Spell exp2l correctly
References: <42485487.2050306@codesourcery.com> <200503281957.j2SJvqQZ026236@magilla.sf.frob.com>

On Mon, Mar 28, 2005 at 11:57:52AM -0800, Roland McGrath wrote:
> This all presupposes we decide we care.  We could just decide that new
> applications using exp2l won't ever care about running on old libraries on
> the affected platforms, and punt.

What's the failure condition look like if you add a symbol to an old
version?  I don't see why a new application linking against
exp2l@GLIBC_2.4 would fare any differently than a new application
linking against exp2l@GLIBC_2.1, but presumably there's a reason...

-- 
Daniel Jacobowitz
CodeSourcery, LLC

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