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Re: APR version/API compatibility issues

From: Erik Huelsmann <ehuels_at_gmail.com>
Date: 2006-09-21 08:57:43 CEST

> I was considering using Kamesh's fix for a permanent solution to the
> compilation problem I introduced yesterday for pre-1.3.0 APR libraries
> (which David Glasser fixed, and I spruced up), which boiled down to
> usage of the APR_VERSION_AT_LEAST(1, 3, 0) macro, which wasn't
> introduced until about a month ago (in 1.3.0 itself).
>
> However, after talking things over on IRC, a more easily maintainable
> solution was suggested -- SVN_APR_VERSION_AT_LEAST(). This macro will
> both fix this particular case nicely, and allow us to more easily
> leverage any future new APIs from APR.

> As this isn't a publicly accessible macro, but does need to be shared
> across our code base, it was suggested that I put it in
> private/svn_compat.h. I'm attaching a patch which does that, and
> makes use of the macro.

Or, as we do with APR_ARRAY_IDX and APR_ARRAY_PUSH, you could just
define APR_VERSION_AT_LEAST conditionally when it's not defined...
(saves 4 characters)

I don't have a strong opinion either way, but consistency seems like
something to strive for.

bye,

Erik.

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