ABI diff tools

[Axel Thimm]

On Fri, Mar 23, 2007 at 11:32:30PM +0100, Patrice Dumas wrote:
> > But C does not encode arguments to functions into
> > the symbols so large part of the ABI information is implicit. But at
> > least you would get part of the ABI to check.
> 
> So that part of the ABI is only visible in header files, or by seeing
> a segfault at runtime?

The header files expose the API: if you check that for equivalence,
then the ABI is given, as the ABI is derived from API and environment
(e.g. platform, architecture and toolchain).
-- 
Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net
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