svn_ver_check_list(): Why does it exist?

I can't work out why we have svn_ver_check_list().

Unless I'm missing something, it appears to be redundant:

Majors: Major numbers are ensured equal, since our shared libraries always
feature the major version as part of the name.

Minors: If an application uses a function new in the version of subversion
it is compiled against, then the "same or newer minor" check will be
enforced by the OS dynamic loader. If not, then there is no reason to
enforce the check! Our compatibility rules tell us that any app should work
against any minor release which contains the required APIs.

Patches: Patch versions are *always* compatible, no checks required.

Unless I've missed something, we should remove all uses of
svn_ver_check_list() and deprecate it.

Max.

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Received on Sat Dec 4 18:21:02 2004