X-Git-Url: https://git.llucax.com/software/libev.git/blobdiff_plain/5466167e0504f6fd929074dda89e770d4abfd3c3..4179355c2b48ffa197ae4cf21b521ccf0201436c:/ev.pod?ds=sidebyside 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 and C. If you want, you can compare against the global symbols C and C, 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.