> -----Original Message----- > From: anaconda-devel-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:anaconda-devel-list- > bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bill Nottingham > Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 11:09 AM > To: Discussion of Development and Customization of the Red Hat Linux > Installer > Subject: Re: Problem using patched loader.c > > James Olin Oden (james.oden@xxxxxxxxx) said: > > >Make sure your kudzu and new loader were both built against the > > >same pciutils - that can cause crashes if the ABI changes. > > > > I'm missing something Bill. Since loader is statically linked how can > > there be ABI differences? > > kudzu and anaconda both pull the PCI headers, which define structure > sizes, > offsets, etc. If something changes between when the two are compiled... > Thanks Bill, that helps much. It also finally helps me understand the difference between ABI and API. Cheers...james
