[openbeos] Re: Why OpenBeOS Applications?
- From: "Daniel Reinhold" <danielr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2002 15:04:02 CST
The decision being what?
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>Eh, if you check the archives this was all decided and
>debated over months ago.
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>On Thu, 7 Feb 2002, Daniel Reinhold wrote:
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>> What do you mean "provide it with R1"??? R2 is the successor to R1.
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>> I see no way that successive releases will remain forever backwards
>> compatible with BeOS R5. At some point, we'll have to break BC to
add
>> new functionality. Allowing gcc3.x in the tool chain alone would
break
>> BC. It will happen sooner or later -- my guess is sooner. I think
that
>> after R1 is released, it will become the case of "hey developers,
>> recompile your source for R2 or your app is out of the picture". Be
did
>> this with R4. My guess is that we'll do this for R2. After that,
tho,
>> we should never have to break BC again.
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>> >> However, only R1 is concerned with BC. OBOS R2 is guaranteed NOT
to
>> >> be
>> >> BC compatible, let alone R3, R4...
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>> >That's not really correct - AFAI understand it, R2 will also be
binary
>> >compatible with the current BeOS - if it's not, it doesn't make *
any*
>> >sense to provide it with R1 (since we already have R5).
>> >It will just have newer libraries, or even other libraries that may
>> not
>> >be compatible.
>> >Old binaries should also run on R2 and up.
>> >
>> >Adios...
>> > Axel.
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