Binary compatibility is noble goal, but when you have the source code to everything it can also be advantageous to just rebuild dependents. The Windows source

Binary compatibility is noble goal, but when you have the source code to everything it can also be advantageous to just rebuild dependents. The Windows source code contained lots of extra complexity because of its legacy compatibility commitments. Being mindful of ABI compat, though, is important because rebuilds mean more package downloads for end users and more builds for distros. That doesn't mean we should never, ever rebuild stuff, though. The KDE project has a really helpful C++ ABI compatibility reference: https://techbase.kde.org/Policies/Binary_Compatibility_Issues_With_C++ https://techbase.kde.org/Policies/Binary_Compatibility_Issue...