Re: glibc 2.27: 3 weeks till release

[Rafal Luzynski <digitalfreak@lingonborough.com>]

12.01.2018 18:14 Joseph Myers <joseph@codesourcery.com> wrote:
>
>
> On Fri, 12 Jan 2018, Rafal Luzynski wrote:
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> > > What's the impact on statically linked applications? Will they continue
> > > to be able to read both kinds of locale data?
> >
> > I have not tried this so I don't know, I assume they will not be able.
> >
> > Is it likely that an application linked statically against the new glibc
> > will read the old locale data and there will be no chance to rebuild
> > them from sources, or vice versa? Note that the old locale data sources
> > are valid, the new features are optional.
>
> We've previously accepted some incompatibility of compiled locale files
> with old glibc versions (and thus old statically linked binaries). Note
> the following in the NEWS file for 2.19:
>
> [ ...cut to save the space... ]
>
> If the present change affects binary locale compatibility, such a note
> will be needed in the "Deprecated and removed features, and other changes
> affecting compatibility:" section of NEWS for 2.27.

I think that we still need this change in NEWS, don't we?  Will anybody
please write and commit this?  I have already proved that my English skills
are insufficient. :-(

Regards,

Rafal