Binary compatibility report for the Tcl library between 8.1.1 and 8.2.0 versions on x86

Test Info

Library Name	Tcl
Version #1	8.1.1
Version #2	8.2.0
CPU Type	x86
GCC Version	4.6.1

Test Results

Total Header Files	2
Total Shared Libraries	1
Total Symbols / Types	373 / 395
Verdict	Compatible

Problem Summary

	Severity	Count
Added Symbols	-	16
Removed Symbols	High	0
Problems with Data Types	High	0
	Medium	0
	Low	17
Problems with Symbols	High	0
	Medium	0
	Low	3
Problems with Constants	Low	0

Added Symbols (16)

tclDecls.h, libtcl8.2.so
Tcl_AppendUnicodeToObj ( Tcl_Obj* objPtr, Tcl_UniChar* unicode, int length )
Tcl_GetAllocMutex ( )
Tcl_GetChannelNames ( Tcl_Interp* interp )
Tcl_GetCharLength ( Tcl_Obj* objPtr )
Tcl_GetRange ( Tcl_Obj* objPtr, int first, int last )
Tcl_GetStackedChannel ( Tcl_Channel chan )
Tcl_GetUniChar ( Tcl_Obj* objPtr, int index )
Tcl_GetUnicode ( Tcl_Obj* objPtr )
Tcl_NewUnicodeObj ( Tcl_UniChar* unicode, int numChars )
Tcl_RegExpExecObj ( Tcl_Interp* interp, Tcl_RegExp regexp, Tcl_Obj* objPtr, int offset, int nmatches, int flags )
Tcl_RegExpGetInfo ( Tcl_RegExp regexp, Tcl_RegExpInfo* infoPtr )
Tcl_RegExpMatchObj ( Tcl_Interp* interp, Tcl_Obj* stringObj, Tcl_Obj* patternObj )
Tcl_SetNotifier ( Tcl_NotifierProcs* notifierProcPtr )
Tcl_SetUnicodeObj ( Tcl_Obj* objPtr, Tcl_UniChar* unicode, int numChars )
Tcl_StackChannel ( Tcl_Interp* interp, Tcl_ChannelType* typePtr, ClientData instanceData, int mask, Tcl_Channel prevChan )
Tcl_UnstackChannel ( Tcl_Interp* interp, Tcl_Channel chan )

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Problems with Data Types, Low Severity (17)

tclDecls.h
[+] struct TclStubs (17)

	Change	Effect
1	Field tcl_AppendUnicodeToObj has been added to this type.	Size of the inclusive type has been changed. NOTE: this field should be accessed only from the new library functions, otherwise it may result in crash or incorrect behavior of applications.
2	Field tcl_GetAllocMutex has been added to this type.	Size of the inclusive type has been changed. NOTE: this field should be accessed only from the new library functions, otherwise it may result in crash or incorrect behavior of applications.
3	Field tcl_GetChannelNames has been added to this type.	Size of the inclusive type has been changed. NOTE: this field should be accessed only from the new library functions, otherwise it may result in crash or incorrect behavior of applications.
4	Field tcl_GetCharLength has been added to this type.	Size of the inclusive type has been changed. NOTE: this field should be accessed only from the new library functions, otherwise it may result in crash or incorrect behavior of applications.
5	Field tcl_GetRange has been added to this type.	Size of the inclusive type has been changed. NOTE: this field should be accessed only from the new library functions, otherwise it may result in crash or incorrect behavior of applications.
6	Field tcl_GetUniChar has been added to this type.	Size of the inclusive type has been changed. NOTE: this field should be accessed only from the new library functions, otherwise it may result in crash or incorrect behavior of applications.
7	Field tcl_GetUnicode has been added to this type.	Size of the inclusive type has been changed. NOTE: this field should be accessed only from the new library functions, otherwise it may result in crash or incorrect behavior of applications.
8	Field tcl_NewUnicodeObj has been added to this type.	Size of the inclusive type has been changed. NOTE: this field should be accessed only from the new library functions, otherwise it may result in crash or incorrect behavior of applications.
9	Field tcl_RegExpExecObj has been added to this type.	Size of the inclusive type has been changed. NOTE: this field should be accessed only from the new library functions, otherwise it may result in crash or incorrect behavior of applications.
10	Field tcl_RegExpGetInfo has been added to this type.	Size of the inclusive type has been changed. NOTE: this field should be accessed only from the new library functions, otherwise it may result in crash or incorrect behavior of applications.
11	Field tcl_RegExpMatchObj has been added to this type.	Size of the inclusive type has been changed. NOTE: this field should be accessed only from the new library functions, otherwise it may result in crash or incorrect behavior of applications.
12	Field tcl_SetNotifier has been added to this type.	Size of the inclusive type has been changed. NOTE: this field should be accessed only from the new library functions, otherwise it may result in crash or incorrect behavior of applications.
13	Field tcl_SetUnicodeObj has been added to this type.	Size of the inclusive type has been changed. NOTE: this field should be accessed only from the new library functions, otherwise it may result in crash or incorrect behavior of applications.
14	Size of this type has been changed from 1512 bytes to 1564 bytes.	The fields or parameters of such data type may be incorrectly initialized or accessed by old client applications.
15	Base type of field tcl_UniCharNcmp has been changed from int()(Tcl_UniChar const,Tcl_UniChar const,size_t) to int()(Tcl_UniChar const,Tcl_UniChar const,unsigned long).	Replacement of field base type may indicate a change in the semantic meaning of the field.
16	Base type of field tcl_UtfNcasecmp has been changed from int()(char const,char const,size_t) to int()(char const,char const,unsigned long).	Replacement of field base type may indicate a change in the semantic meaning of the field.
17	Base type of field tcl_UtfNcmp has been changed from int()(char const,char const,size_t) to int()(char const,char const,unsigned long).	Replacement of field base type may indicate a change in the semantic meaning of the field.

[+] affected symbols (1)

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Problems with Symbols, Low Severity (3)

	Change	Effect
1	Type of 3rd parameter n has been changed from size_t to unsigned long.	Replacement of parameter data type may indicate a change in its semantic meaning.

	Change	Effect
1	Type of 3rd parameter n has been changed from size_t to unsigned long.	Replacement of parameter data type may indicate a change in its semantic meaning.

	Change	Effect
1	Type of 3rd parameter n has been changed from size_t to unsigned long.	Replacement of parameter data type may indicate a change in its semantic meaning.

tclDecls.h, libtcl8.1.so
[+] Tcl_UniCharNcmp ( Tcl_UniChar const* cs, Tcl_UniChar const* ct, size_t n ) (1)
[+] Tcl_UtfNcasecmp ( char const* s1, char const* s2, size_t n ) (1)
[+] Tcl_UtfNcmp ( char const* s1, char const* s2, size_t n ) (1)

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Header Files (2)

tcl.h
tclDecls.h

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Shared Libraries (1)

libtcl8.1.so

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