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| author | Jay Berkenbilt <ejb@ql.org> | 2023-06-17 18:20:23 +0200 |
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| committer | Jay Berkenbilt <ejb@ql.org> | 2023-06-17 20:02:27 +0200 |
| commit | 13761120b1dbe126a9d39b9439086b76b4860b27 (patch) | |
| tree | 1a4dd859c0e0d28f9fff19d97e92120bf28378e2 /manual/installation.rst | |
| parent | 4101596f1ab61af99b71defa2e2b512d52dcc6ea (diff) | |
| download | qpdf-13761120b1dbe126a9d39b9439086b76b4860b27.tar.zst | |
Enhance documentation about FUTURE build option
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diff --git a/manual/installation.rst b/manual/installation.rst index cef2c9a5..52578dc2 100644 --- a/manual/installation.rst +++ b/manual/installation.rst @@ -279,8 +279,13 @@ BUILD_SHARED_LIBS, BUILD_STATIC_LIBS FUTURE This option enables changes planned for the next major release to be - included. These changes are ABI breaking and are subject to change. They - are NOT part of the stable API. + included. They are NOT part of the stable API. These changes are ABI + breaking and are subject to change, which means code linked against + a qpdf built with this option may not be binary compatible with + installed qpdf libraries. Set this if you want to test your code + with proposed QPDF API changes and provide feedback prior to the + inclusion of those changes in a release. Packagers should never + distribute backages built with this option. QTEST_COLOR Turn this on or off to control whether qtest uses color in its |