3 ms·how different is ABI from XPCOM? Wasn't xpcom had the same goals to provide binary compatibility?by hitlin37 10y agohow different is ABI from XPCOM? Wasn't xpcom had the same goals to provide binary compatibility?treve 10y agoABI is not a specific technology in the same way 'API' is not. So the ABI doesn't have any specific goals, it's just something that emerges when working with dynamic linking.jwatte 10y agoXPCOM is one particular ABI.