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cvs commit: httpd-2.0/docs/manual glossary.xml glossary.html.en
slive 2002/09/17 07:10:43
Modified: docs/manual glossary.xml glossary.html.en
Log:
Glossary entry for MMN.
Submitted by: Bojan Smojver <bo...@rexursive.com>
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modules</em>.<br />
See: <a href="mod/">Module Index</a></dd>
+<dt><a name="modulemagicnumber">Module Magic Number</a> (<a
+name="mmn">MMN</a>)</dt>
+<dd>
+Module Magic Number is a constant defined in the Apache source code
+that is associated with binary compatibility of modules. It is changed
+when internal Apache structures, function calls and other significant
+parts of API change in such a way that binary compatiblity cannot be
+guaranteed any more. On MMN change, all third party modules have to be
+at least recompiled, sometimes even slightly changed in order to work
+with the new version of Apache.
+</dd>
+
<dt><a name="openssl">OpenSSL</a></dt>
<dd>The Open Source toolkit for SSL/TLS<br />
see <a href="http://www.openssl.org/">http://www.openssl.org/</a></dd>
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modules</em>.<br />
See: <a href="mod/">Module Index</a></dd>
+<dt><a name="modulemagicnumber">Module Magic Number</a> (<a name="mmn">MMN</a>)</dt>
+<dd>
+Module Magic Number is a constant defined in the Apache source code
+that is associated with binary compatibility of modules. It is changed
+when internal Apache structures, function calls and other significant
+parts of API change in such a way that binary compatiblity cannot be
+guaranteed any more. On MMN change, all third party modules have to be
+at least recompiled, sometimes even slightly changed in order to work
+with the new version of Apache.
+</dd>
+
<dt><a name="openssl">OpenSSL</a></dt>
<dd>The Open Source toolkit for SSL/TLS<br />
see <a href="http://www.openssl.org/">http://www.openssl.org/</a></dd>