2016-01-08 11:15:30 +00:00
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Subject Libabigail <insert-version-number-here> is out!
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Libabigail <insert-version-number-here> has been released.
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You can download it at http://mirrors.kernel.org/sourceware/libabigail/libabigail-<insert-version-number-here>.tar.gz.
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Libabigail is a library which aims at constructing, manipulating,
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serializing and de-serializing ABI-relevant artifacts.
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2017-11-22 14:53:32 +00:00
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It also comes with a set of associated command line tools to compare
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the interfaces of ELF binaries resulting from the compilation of C or
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C++ programs.
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Typical use cases of libabigail tools include detecting ABI
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incompatible changes across several releases of shared libraries or
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incompatible changes in the interface between a Linux kernel and its
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modules, for instance.
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2016-01-08 11:15:30 +00:00
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Users can of course write their own tools using the library.
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The library comes with extensive API documentation available online at
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https://sourceware.org/libabigail/apidoc. The tools are documented
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online as well at https://sourceware.org/libabigail/manual/libabigail-tools.html.
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Below is a summary of the significant changes brought to you in this
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new release:
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<insert-the-last-NEWS-item-here>
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Many thanks to those who contributed to this release with bug reports,
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comments or code.
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Happy Hacking and may all significant binary interface changes of your
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libraries be noticed!
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