X-Git-Url: https://git.llucax.com/software/libev.git/blobdiff_plain/5466167e0504f6fd929074dda89e770d4abfd3c3..4179355c2b48ffa197ae4cf21b521ccf0201436c:/ev.pod?ds=inline

diff --git a/ev.pod b/ev.pod
index 3ad52c0..063c01d 100644
--- a/ev.pod
+++ b/ev.pod
@@ -119,14 +119,17 @@ you actually want to know.
 
 =item int ev_version_minor ()
 
-You can find out the major and minor version numbers of the library
+You can find out the major and minor ABI version numbers of the library
 you linked against by calling the functions C<ev_version_major> and
 C<ev_version_minor>. If you want, you can compare against the global
 symbols C<EV_VERSION_MAJOR> and C<EV_VERSION_MINOR>, which specify the
 version of the library your program was compiled against.
 
+These version numbers refer to the ABI version of the library, not the
+release version.
+
 Usually, it's a good idea to terminate if the major versions mismatch,
-as this indicates an incompatible change.  Minor versions are usually
+as this indicates an incompatible change. Minor versions are usually
 compatible to older versions, so a larger minor version alone is usually
 not a problem.