binary compatibility vs backward compatibilty

Question

I've been reading some details about Qt d-pointer and came across the binary compatibility term. Is this the same as backward compatibility?

score 4 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 25 '12 at 10:18

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Backward compatibility of shared libraries includes:

So, the answer is NO. Binary compatibility is only the part of backward compatibility.

edited Apr 25 '12 at 10:18

sanjeevonline

answered Apr 21 '11 at 22:17

linuxbuild

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