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- 03-13-2007 #1Linux Newbie
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Checking Library Version At Runtime, Standard
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- 03-14-2007 #2Linux Newbie
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Version Numbering Standard, Checking Libraries.
Is it possible to create a standard version numbering for all linux kernel, applications and libraries?
Example:
kernel: linux-2.6-yyyymmdd-......
library: gtk-1.2-yyyymmdd-.........
application: firefox-2.0-yyyymmdd-.......
yyyy: year, mm: month, dd: day
Also all libraries should provide a call for standard version number: gtk_libversion, sdl_libversion etc.
Benefit:
1. Application program can check the present version of libraries on their OS/environment and whether the library can be used with the application.
Example: mplayer --checklib
aalib-X.X-yyyymmdd --- OK
sdl-X.X-yyyymmdd --- "This library is too old. Please install version Z.Z-yyyymmdd or newer version.
2. Better diagnostic if the program crashed or something wrong/the result is incorrect.
3. Better reliability of Linux OS and applications.
Is this idea possible?


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