Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/3] Use glib 2.26 version macros

[Daniel P. Berrange]

On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 02:24:36PM +0200, Marc-André Lureau wrote:
> Hi
> 
> On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 1:26 PM, Daniel P. Berrange <address@hidden> wrote:
> > On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 12:54:56PM +0200, address@hidden wrote:
> >> From: Marc-André Lureau <address@hidden>
> >>
> >> Bump glib requirement to be able to use the GLIB_VERSION macros.
> >
> > We had a discussion about glib min version a few months back where it
> > was decided 2.22 was the maximum we could use at the current time
> > without us loosing support for certain platforms we care about.
> >
> > Simply being able to use the GLIB_VERSION macro does not seem like a
> > compelling enough reason to re-vist this min version again right now,
> > as I doubt we've changed our mind on what platforms we wish to target
> > in the last couple of months.
> 
> Fair enough, I couldn't find the discussion where 2.22 was decided to
> be the maximum requirement, but SLES11 seems to be the reason then.
> 
> What about just using the macro, but not bumping glib requirement?

It would be desirable -  I think someone explored using the GLIB_VERSION
macros before, without bumping version. I can't remember what the problem
was that made them abandon that though - maybe someone else recalls...


Regards,
Daniel
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