Binary compatibility report for the OpenSCAP library between 0.8.4 and 0.8.5 versions on x86

Test Info

Library Name	OpenSCAP
Version #1	0.8.4
Version #2	0.8.5
CPU Type	x86
GCC Version	4.6.1

Test Results

Total Header Files	27
Total Shared Libraries	1
Total Symbols / Types	2059 / 662
Verdict	Incompatible (0.1%)

Problem Summary

	Severity	Count
Added Symbols	-	19
Removed Symbols	High	1
Problems with Data Types	High	0
	Medium	0
	Low	0
Problems with Symbols	High	0
	Medium	4
	Low	1
Problems with Constants	Low	0
Other Changes in Data Types	-	2

Added Symbols (19)

cpedict.h, libopenscap.so.1.0.0
cpe_dict_detect_version ( char const* file )

ds.h, libopenscap.so.1.0.0
ds_is_sds ( char const* xccdf_file )
ds_rds_create ( char const* sds_file, char const* xccdf_result_file, char const** oval_result_files, char const* target_file )
ds_sds_compose_from_xccdf ( char const* xccdf_file, char const* target_datastream )
ds_sds_decompose ( char const* input_file, char const* id, char const* target_dir, char const* xccdf_filename )

oscap.h, libopenscap.so.1.0.0
oscap_schematron_validate_document ( char const* xmlfile, oscap_document_type_t doctype, char const* version, char const* outfile )

xccdf.h, libopenscap.so.1.0.0
xccdf_benchmark_add_dc_status ( xccdf_benchmark* item, oscap_reference* newval )
xccdf_benchmark_get_dc_statuses ( xccdf_benchmark const* benchmark )
xccdf_benchmark_get_member ( xccdf_benchmark const* benchmark, xccdf_type_t type, char const* key )
xccdf_group_add_dc_status ( xccdf_group* item, oscap_reference* newval )
xccdf_group_get_dc_statuses ( xccdf_group const* group )
xccdf_item_add_dc_status ( xccdf_item* item, oscap_reference* newval )
xccdf_item_get_dc_statuses ( xccdf_item const* item )
xccdf_profile_add_dc_status ( xccdf_profile* item, oscap_reference* newval )
xccdf_profile_get_dc_statuses ( xccdf_profile const* profile )
xccdf_rule_add_dc_status ( xccdf_rule* item, oscap_reference* newval )
xccdf_rule_get_dc_statuses ( xccdf_rule const* rule )
xccdf_value_add_dc_status ( xccdf_value* item, oscap_reference* newval )
xccdf_value_get_dc_statuses ( xccdf_value const* value )

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Removed Symbols (1)

error.h, libopenscap.so.1.0.0
oscap_err_code ( )

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Problems with Symbols, Medium Severity (4)

	Change	Effect
1	Type of return value has been changed from bool (1 byte) to int (4 bytes).	Applications will obtain a different return value and execution may change.

	Change	Effect
1	Type of return value has been changed from bool (1 byte) to int (4 bytes).	Applications will obtain a different return value and execution may change.

	Change	Effect
1	Type of return value has been changed from bool (1 byte) to int (4 bytes).	Applications will obtain a different return value and execution may change.

	Change	Effect
1	Base type of return value has been changed from xccdf_version_info to char of different format.	This parameter may be incorrectly initialized by applications.

oscap.h, libopenscap.so.1.0.0
[+] oscap_apply_xslt ( char const* xmlfile, char const* xsltfile, char const* outfile, char const** params ) (1)
[+] oscap_apply_xslt_var ( char const* xmlfile, char const* xsltfile, char const* outfile, char const** params, char const* pathvar, char const* defpath ) (1)
[+] oscap_validate_document ( char const* xmlfile, oscap_document_type_t doctype, char const* version, oscap_reporter reporter, void* arg ) (1)

xccdf.h, libopenscap.so.1.0.0
[+] xccdf_detect_version ( char const* file ) (1)

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Problems with Symbols, Low Severity (1)

	Change	Effect
1	Base type of return value has been changed from unsigned char to char.	Replacement of return base type may indicate a change in its semantic meaning.

oval_definitions.h, libopenscap.so.1.0.0
[+] oval_determine_document_schema_version ( char const* p1, oscap_document_type_t p2 ) (1)

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Other Changes in Data Types (2)

	Change	Effect
1	The member OSCAP_DOCUMENT_ARF with value 11 has been added.	No effect.
2	The member OSCAP_DOCUMENT_SDS with value 10 has been added.	No effect.

oscap.h
[+] enum oscap_document_type (2)

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Header Files (27)

cce.h
cpe.h
cpedict.h
cpelang.h
cpeuri.h
cve.h
cvss.h
debug.h
error.h
oscap.h
oval_agent_api.h
oval_agent_xccdf_api.h
oval_definitions.h
oval_directives.h
oval_probe.h
oval_probe_handler.h
oval_probe_session.h
oval_results.h
oval_system_characteristics.h
oval_types.h
oval_variables.h
oval_version.h
reference.h
reporter.h
text.h
xccdf.h
xccdf_policy.h

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Shared Libraries (1)

libopenscap.so.1.0.0

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