[haiku-development] Re: UI discussion (was "WebPositive misleading tool tip on new tab")
- From: Landon Fuller <landonf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: haiku-development@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:40:26 -0500
On Feb 27, 2013, at 2:34 PM, pulkomandy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> This means we will always be running in a kind of hybrid environment, where
> the 'previous' and 'current' APIs will each be sandboxed in its own world.
> Starting with gcc2/4 now allows us to spot most of the issues with doing that
> and think about the solutions. 3rd-party developers should also learn how to
> package their apps properly, because that knowledge will be useful for future
> versions of Haiku as well. We may also have similar situations with x86 32/64
> bit hybrids, and maybe some other processors in the future.
What's the advantage over the industry standard approach of symbol and type
versioning?
I understand why the gcc2/gcc4 split exists, but that's an unusual problem that
nobody wants to repeat (or, afaik, has since).
-landonf
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