[LAU] I just don't know Jack anymore.

[Simon Wise]

Paul Davis wrote:
> On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 5:38 PM, Ken Restivo <ken at restivo.org> wrote:
>> If ABI's aren't compatible between the different jack's, then task of setting up linux audio with jack will fall out of the hands of most users and onto those who maintain custom, mutually-incompatible distros instead.
> 
> if different versions of JACK do not share an ABI (at least, the core
> API) then there is a mistake on the part of JACK developers and/or
> packagers (either all or some of us). it is absolutely not part of the
> design, the plan, the intent or whatever. it is a mistake to ever
> conclude that an ABI incompatibility between versions is "how it
> goes". if it exists, its a bug and its needs to be fixed, ASAP.

The debian-multimedia effort to put both into debian will help find these bugs, 
and probably help to solve them too. Then having both interchangeable in debian 
should make sure any incompatibilities that creep in get picked up fairly 
quickly. Probably it will be after Squeeze, but it should be in Sid fairly soon 
by the sounds of the mailing list, it seemed like quite an effort to get this far.

Simon