Re: [patch 0/5] btrfs-progs: Create libbtrfs and package it up

[Jeff Mahoney <jeffm@suse.com>]

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Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 04:09:06PM -0400, Jeff Mahoney wrote:
>> lib contains the objects that used to be $(COMMON_OBJS), but are now
>> a full-fledged shared library with supporting includes to be installed
>> in /usr/include/btrfs. Headers are also placed in lib so that patches
>> indended for the kernel can also apply to the library without a lot of
>> effort.
> 
> I don't think making this a public library yet is a good idea, the API
> will change frequently and it'll be a pain to keep it uptodate.  Just
> make it an internal static library for now.

I'm not sure I get your concerns with keeping it up to date. The library
remains with btrfs-progs. At this stage of development, anyone planning
on using it for anything external should understand the risks.

- -Jeff

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Jeff Mahoney
SUSE Labs
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