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> Does anyone not remember what it was like to fight shared library versioning conflicts? Nope, because on Solaris and illumos based systems like SmartOS, OS l
by Annatar 11y ago
> Does anyone not remember what it was like to fight shared library versioning conflicts?
Nope, because on Solaris and illumos based systems like SmartOS, OS libraries are backwards compatible. As long as I build on an ancient version of Solaris 10, the Solaris ABI guarantees me that my applications will continue to run unmodified on the latest, ultramodern SmartOS. So no unnecessary pain.
- pekk 11y agoHow long has the entire universe been using only Solaris and Illumos based systems like SmartOS?
- Annatar 11y agoI do not know; I have been using Solaris since 1993, so that would make it 23 years. Seeing as how Solaris / illumos has code all the way from AT & T from 1979, I'd say... 37 years? I am not sure where this question is going, though.