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Questions tagged [compatibility]

This tag should be used to identify questions regarding compatibility issues, for example between different versions of the same software product or, development kit or library.

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Why does AOSP add new APIs to support libraries without adding them to SDK?

I've been developing for Android for a few months now, and this question arises again and again: what is the motivation behind addition of completely new features (APIs) to support libraries without them being available in the standard…
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Is there a list of changes for C#4.0 that work in .Net 3.5?

I've been seeing a lot of C# 4.0 changes as of late. I really like some of them. Also though, I do not want to move on to .Net 4.0 for compatibility reasons just yet. So, is there a comprehensive list of new C# 4.0 language features that will work…
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How to maintain a .clang-format file for different clang-format versions?

This question extends Unify output with different clang-format versions. The problem is that the default behavior of clang-format varies for different version, even for the built-in styles. Quite frankly, I would like to ask why the developers did…
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Reasons for getting the Program Compatibility Assistant dialog?

What are possible reasons for getting the Program Compatibility Assistant dialog after my application closes? (source: microsoft.com) EDIT: Program Compatibility Assistant: frequently asked questions I realize this question has already been asked…
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git svn rebase resulted in "byte order is not compatible" error

Following is the error I am getting when I tried 'git svn rebase': Byte order is not compatible at ../../lib/Storable.pm (autosplit into ../../lib/auto/Storable/_retrieve.al) line 380, at /usr/lib/perl5/5.10/Memoize/Storable.pm line 21 The version…
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Python 2 vs. Python 3 - urllib formats

I'm getting really tired of trying to figure out why this code works in Python 2 and not in Python 3. I'm just trying to grab a page of json and then parse it. Here's the code in Python 2: import urllib, json response =…
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functional interfaces of java 8 in java 7

are the functional interfaces of java 8 available somewhere (i.e. a jar) so I can use them in a Java 7 project? that way I could later on easier port the code to idiomatic java 8. if not, is that technically possible or do they make use of new…
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What changes causes an ABI breaking in C++?

When the C++ standardization committee investigates modifications of the STL, a large attention is taken to not introduce ABI breaking changes. What causes ABI breaking and what do not introduce ABI breaking in C++ ? ((link to courses or document…
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Android Market - This application is available to over 0 devices?

I have published apk to the Android Market, activated and setup for free for all countries. Android Market says, my application is not compatible with any of the devices. I can see an application when I access Android Market from the PC browser but…
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Build for Windows NT 4.0 using Visual Studio 2005?

An MFC application that I'm trying to migrate uses afxext.h, which causes _AFXDLL to get set, which causes this error if I set /MT: Please use the /MD switch for _AFXDLL builds My research to date indicates that it is impossible to build an…
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Object doesn't support property or method 'entries'

I am working with the FormData object, while my code works well on Chrome, Microsoft Edge spits out the following error message Object doesn't support property or method 'entries' – which corresponds to the following code: for(let pair of…
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What's the closest I can get to calling a Python function using a different Python version?

Say I have two files: # spam.py import library_Python3_only as l3 def spam(x,y) return l3.bar(x).baz(y) and # beans.py import library_Python2_only as l2 ... Now suppose I wish to call spam from within beans. It's not directly possible since…
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How can I make a .NET Core class library and reference it from a .NET 4.6 project?

I want to: Make a class library that defines some interfaces and simple generic helper classes. It'll rely on generic collections and IQueryable but no third party dependencies (well, JetBrains.Annotations). Be able to reference that class…
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python 2.7 equivalent of built-in method int.from_bytes

I'm trying to make my project python2.7 and 3 compatible and python 3 has the built in method int.from_bytes. Does the equivalent exist in python 2.7 or rather what would be the best way to make this code 2.7 and 3 compatible? >>>…
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What happens when .NET 4.0 references a .NET 2.0 assembly?

What exactly does the .NET 4.0 runtime do if a .NET 4.0 executable contains a reference to a .NET 2.0 assembly? Is the .NET 2.0 assembly run with the .NET 4.0 runtime (in other words, .NET 4.0 must be 100% API-compatible to .NET 2.0) or does the…
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