> > * Do we bump the .so major version number for libpq? I think we
should
> > because there are two new exported functions since 8.2, and on at
least
> > some platforms there's nothing else than major number to
disambiguate
> > whether a client needs these or not. Comments?
-1. You don't bump major if the old api can be used 1:1 with the new
lib.
New functions is not a reason for a major bump.
The major version business is to protect you from ruining currently
running
(old) programs, not from using a too old lib with newly compiled
programs.
Andreas