[vlc-devel] [PATCH] libvlc: add language and frame rate to libvlc_media_track_info_t

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

Le dimanche 22 avril 2012 13:26:54 Alexey Sokolov, vous avez écrit :
> It should be possibly to change that stuff too, but for the next major
> version.

I don't see any major problem that would be so bad as to require a break in 
binary compatibility. This might happen sometimes. Say in 5 years. If the 
project is still going anyway (not something I take for granted).

> For VLC 3.0, for example. You can't have the same ABI forever...
> It's what versions are for, aren't they?

No. Versions are not for breaking compatibility and screwing up downstream 
developers. Versions are for new features (new API calls) and bug fixes.

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