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From: Sergio Gonzalez Monroy <sergio.gonzalez.monroy@intel.com>
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Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 3/4] Update library build process
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On Wed, Oct 08, 2014 at 03:36:55PM -0700, Matthew Hall wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 07, 2014 at 10:55:11AM +0100, Sergio Gonzalez Monroy wrote:
> > I don't see how this particular patch would force people to change their code,
> > though in all likelihood they will have to as a result of ABI changes in the
> > following release.
> >
> > The only difference now would be when they link their applications against a
> > single library instead of multiple separated libraries.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Sergio
> 
> Hi Sergio,
> 
> Changing all of your Makefiles does sound like changing code to me.
> 

Hi Matthew,

You are right, it is changing code.
What I was trying to say is that the impact of this patch is probrably going to
be one of the lowest as far as changing code for the next release.

Thanks,
Sergio

> Matthew.