Binary compatibility report for the libconfig library between 1.3.1 and 1.3.2 versions on x86

Test Info

Library Name	libconfig
Version #1	1.3.1
Version #2	1.3.2
CPU Architecture	x86
GCC Version	4.6.1

Test Results

Total Header Files	1
Total Shared Libraries	2
Total Symbols / Types	45 / 39
Verdict	Incompatible (5.56%)

Problem Summary

	Severity	Count
Added Symbols	-	5
Removed Symbols	High	0
Problems with Data Types	High	0
	Medium	0
	Low	0
Problems with Symbols	High	0
	Medium	8
	Low	2
Problems with Constants	Low	0
Other Changes	-	0

Added Symbols (5)

libconfig.h, libconfig++.so.8.0.0
config_setting_lookup_bool ( config_setting_t const* setting, char const* name, int* value )
config_setting_lookup_float ( config_setting_t const* setting, char const* name, double* value )
config_setting_lookup_int ( config_setting_t const* setting, char const* name, long* value )
config_setting_lookup_int64 ( config_setting_t const* setting, char const* name, long long* value )
config_setting_lookup_string ( config_setting_t const* setting, char const* name, char const** value )

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Problems with Symbols, Medium Severity (8)

	Change	Effect
1	Parameter value of type int* has been added to the calling stack.	This parameter will not be initialized by old clients.

	Change	Effect
1	Parameter value of type double* has been added to the calling stack.	This parameter will not be initialized by old clients.
2	Type of return value has been changed from double to int.	The scalar and floating-point values are passed in different registers. Applications will read a garbage instead of the return value and may change the behaviour.

	Change	Effect
1	Parameter value of type long* has been added to the calling stack.	This parameter will not be initialized by old clients.

	Change	Effect
1	Parameter value of type long long* has been added to the calling stack.	This parameter will not be initialized by old clients.
2	Type of return value has been changed from long long (8 bytes) to int (4 bytes).	Applications will obtain a different return value and execution may change.

	Change	Effect
1	The pointer level of return value has been decreased from 1 to 0.	Applications may try to access unallocated memory by the dereferencing of new return value and therefore cause a crash.
2	Parameter value of type char const** has been added to the calling stack.	This parameter will not be initialized by old clients.

libconfig.h, libconfig++.so.6.1.1
[+] config_lookup_bool ( config_t const* config, char const* path ) (1)
[+] config_lookup_float ( config_t const* config, char const* path ) (2)
[+] config_lookup_int ( config_t const* config, char const* path ) (1)
[+] config_lookup_int64 ( config_t const* config, char const* path ) (2)
[+] config_lookup_string ( config_t const* config, char const* path ) (2)

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Problems with Symbols, Low Severity (2)

	Change	Effect
1	Type of return value has been changed from long to int.	Replacement of return type may indicate a change in its semantic meaning.

	Change	Effect
1	Type of return value has been changed from char const* to int.	Replacement of return type may indicate a change in its semantic meaning.

libconfig.h, libconfig++.so.6.1.1
[+] config_lookup_int ( config_t const* config, char const* path ) (1)
[+] config_lookup_string ( config_t const* config, char const* path ) (1)

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Header Files (1)

libconfig.h

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Shared Libraries (2)

libconfig++.so.6.1.1
libconfig.so.6.1.1

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