[getdns-users] dropping GETDNS_TRANSPORT_STARTTLS is backward-incompatible API change in 0.9.0

[Willem Toorop]

Op 08-01-16 om 02:36 schreef Daniel Kahn Gillmor:
> Hi folks--
> 
> in https://bugs.debian.org/810260, we're seeing a build failure for
> python-getdns 0.5.0 against libgetdns 0.9.0.
> 
> I think this is due to the removal of the GETDNS_TRANSPORT_STARTTLS
> definition, which is a backward-incompatible change to the API.
> 
> I see two fixes:
> 
>  (a) bump the SONAME
>  
>  (b) make a 0.9.1 release with the definition in place, but have 0.9.1
>      return an error if anyone tries to use it
> 
> (b) seems simpler, and i think we have more incomaptible API changes
> coming up, so i'm reluctant to bump the SONAME twice in rapid succession
> (but maybe that doesn't matter so much?)

I also prefer (b).  It would also be an opportunity to use a safer
append_name default value (and then try to get the spec on par with that
later on).

-- Willem
> 
> 
>      --dkg
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