From 0807470808156af13e0992285cac070052d86c26 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Templeton Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2017 14:12:25 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] HADOOP-14897. Loosen compatibility guidelines for native dependencies --- .../hadoop-common/src/site/markdown/Compatibility.md | 10 +++++++--- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/site/markdown/Compatibility.md b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/site/markdown/Compatibility.md index 4fa8c027992..47fa09a5bee 100644 --- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/site/markdown/Compatibility.md +++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/site/markdown/Compatibility.md @@ -191,9 +191,13 @@ dependencies is part of the Hadoop ABI. The minimum required versions of the native components on which Hadoop depends at compile time and/or runtime SHALL be considered -[Stable](./InterfaceClassification.html#Stable). Changes to the minimum -required versions MUST NOT increase between minor releases within a major -version. +[Evolving](./InterfaceClassification.html#Evolving). Changes to the minimum +required versions SHOULD NOT increase between minor releases within a major +version, though updates because of security issues, license issues, or other +reasons may occur. When the native components on which Hadoop depends must +be updated between minor releases within a major release, where possible the +changes SHOULD only change the minor versions of the components without +changing the major versions. ### Wire Protocols