Re: [Libjpeg-devel-6x] Support for renaming public API in support of dual 8bit/12bit configurations

[Tom L. <tg...@ss...>]

Frank Warmerdam <war...@po...> writes:
> Tom Lane wrote:
>> Yeah, ISTM that fooling with the API/ABI at all is not in the charter
>> for libjpeg 6x at this point.  It would be better to try to address
>> this need in v7, if Guido doesn't feel that that's set in stone yet.

> I would note that the proposed changes do not change the API or ABI
> in a normal build - only when things are built in a special way.  I
> do not feel that it counts as an API/ABI change in the usual
> compatability sense.

Well, my thought is that you are never going to get anyone to build
libjpeg 6x that way because they aren't going to want to break all their
other applications.  With v7 you have a chance to get the capability
into the "standard" build, where it might do you some good.

			regards, tom lane