[linux-audio-dev] LADSPA 2

[Steve Harris]

On Wed, Apr 26, 2006 at 01:14:06PM -0400, Dave Robillard wrote:
> Thinking about this I was worried about parallel installed multiple
> versions of the same plugin, but as long as the URI refers to a
> compatible version of the plugin, we don't need versioning in the struct
> itself, since the URI between two versions of a plugin (one of which is
> LADSPA2.0 and one which is binary incompatible LADSPA2.2 or whatever)
> must change since it's incompatible, right?

Yes, the URI changes whenever the effective ABI changes, ie add, remove or
change semantics of ports, or new struct ABI.
 
> We need to make absolutely sure multiple versions of a plugin can be
> installed at once, including new incompatible versions of the spec, is
> my point.  I /think/ it's okay as stands though.

Yes, you just need to make sure the URIs and and bundle names change as
appropriate.

- Steve