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author | temporal <temporal@630680e5-0e50-0410-840e-4b1c322b438d> | 2008-08-27 19:25:48 +0000 |
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committer | temporal <temporal@630680e5-0e50-0410-840e-4b1c322b438d> | 2008-08-27 19:25:48 +0000 |
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@@ -2,14 +2,6 @@ Protocol Buffers - Google's data interchange format Copyright 2008 Google Inc. http://code.google.com/apis/protocolbuffers/ -BETA WARNING -============ - -This package is a beta. This means that API may change in an -incompatible way in the future (however, the wire format will *not* -change). It's unlikely that any big changes will be made, but we can -make no promises. Expect a non-beta release in late August 2008. - C++ Installation - Unix ======================= @@ -59,6 +51,20 @@ If you are using Micosoft Visual C++, see vsprojects/readme.txt. If you are using Cygwin or MinGW, follow the Unix installation instructions, above. +Binary Compatibility Warning +============================ + +Due to the nature of C++, it is unlikely that any two versions of the +Protocol Buffers C++ runtime libraries will have compatible ABIs. +That is, if you linked an executable against an older version of +libprotobuf, it is unlikely to work with a newer version without +re-compiling. This problem, when it occurs, will normally be detected +immediately on startup of your app. Still, you may want to consider +using static linkage. You can configure this package to install +static libraries only using: + + ./configure --disable-shared + Java and Python Installation ============================ |