libxlsxwriter: 0.8.7 to 0.8.8 compatibility report

Test Info

Library Name	libxlsxwriter
Version #1	0.8.7
Version #2	0.8.8
Arch	x86_64
GCC Version	8
Subject	Binary Compatibility

Test Results

Total Header Files	25
Total Libraries	1
Total Symbols / Types	401 / 245
Compatibility	80.5%

Problem Summary

	Severity	Count
Added Symbols	-	1
Removed Symbols	High	1
Problems with Data Types	High	2
	Medium	26
	Low	10
Problems with Symbols	High	0
	Medium	2
	Low	5
Problems with Constants	Low	1

Added Symbols 1

utility.h, libxlsxwriter.so
lxw_fopen ( char const* filename, char const* mode )

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Removed Symbols 1

format.h, libxlsxwriter.so
lxw_format_check_color ( int color )

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Problems with Data Types, High Severity 2

	Change	Effect
1	Field filename has been removed from the middle position of this structural type.	1) Previous accesses of applications to the removed field will be incorrect. 2) Layout of structure fields has been changed and therefore fields at higher positions of the structure definition may be incorrectly accessed by applications.
2	Field row has been removed from the middle position of this structural type.	1) Previous accesses of applications to the removed field will be incorrect. 2) Layout of structure fields has been changed and therefore fields at higher positions of the structure definition may be incorrectly accessed by applications.

worksheet.h
[+] struct lxw_image_options 2

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Problems with Data Types, Medium Severity 26

	Change	Effect
1	Field has_color has been removed from this type.	Applications will access incorrect memory when attempting to access this field.

	Change	Effect
1	Field has_color has been removed from this type.	Applications will access incorrect memory when attempting to access this field.

	Change	Effect
1	Field has_color has been removed from this type.	Applications will access incorrect memory when attempting to access this field.

	Change	Effect
1	Field has_bg_color has been removed from this type.	Applications will access incorrect memory when attempting to access this field.
2	Field has_fg_color has been removed from this type.	Applications will access incorrect memory when attempting to access this field.

	Change	Effect
1	Field list_pointers has been removed from this type.	1) Applications will access incorrect memory when attempting to access this field. 2) Size of the inclusive type has been changed.
2	Field sqref has been removed from this type.	1) Applications will access incorrect memory when attempting to access this field. 2) Size of the inclusive type has been changed.
3	Field is_between has been removed from this type.	Applications will access incorrect memory when attempting to access this field.

	Change	Effect
1	Field object_position has been added at the middle position of this structural type.	1) Size of the inclusive type has been changed. 2) Layout of structure fields has been changed and therefore fields at higher positions of the structure definition may be incorrectly accessed by applications.
2	Field anchor has been removed from this type.	1) Applications will access incorrect memory when attempting to access this field. 2) Size of the inclusive type has been changed.
3	Field chart has been removed from this type.	1) Applications will access incorrect memory when attempting to access this field. 2) Size of the inclusive type has been changed.
4	Field extension has been removed from this type.	1) Applications will access incorrect memory when attempting to access this field. 2) Size of the inclusive type has been changed.
5	Field height has been removed from this type.	1) Applications will access incorrect memory when attempting to access this field. 2) Size of the inclusive type has been changed.
6	Field image_buffer has been removed from this type.	1) Applications will access incorrect memory when attempting to access this field. 2) Size of the inclusive type has been changed.
7	Field image_buffer_size has been removed from this type.	1) Applications will access incorrect memory when attempting to access this field. 2) Size of the inclusive type has been changed.
8	Field image_type has been removed from this type.	1) Applications will access incorrect memory when attempting to access this field. 2) Size of the inclusive type has been changed.
9	Field is_image_buffer has been removed from this type.	1) Applications will access incorrect memory when attempting to access this field. 2) Size of the inclusive type has been changed.
10	Field list_pointers has been removed from this type.	1) Applications will access incorrect memory when attempting to access this field. 2) Size of the inclusive type has been changed.
11	Field stream has been removed from this type.	1) Applications will access incorrect memory when attempting to access this field. 2) Size of the inclusive type has been changed.
12	Field width has been removed from this type.	1) Applications will access incorrect memory when attempting to access this field. 2) Size of the inclusive type has been changed.
13	Field x_dpi has been removed from this type.	1) Applications will access incorrect memory when attempting to access this field. 2) Size of the inclusive type has been changed.
14	Field y_dpi has been removed from this type.	1) Applications will access incorrect memory when attempting to access this field. 2) Size of the inclusive type has been changed.
15	Field col has been removed from this type.	Applications will access incorrect memory when attempting to access this field.

	Change	Effect
1	Field hash has been removed from this type.	1) Applications will access incorrect memory when attempting to access this field. 2) Size of the inclusive type has been changed.
2	Field is_configured has been removed from this type.	1) Applications will access incorrect memory when attempting to access this field. 2) Size of the inclusive type has been changed.
3	Field no_sheet has been removed from this type.	1) Applications will access incorrect memory when attempting to access this field. 2) Size of the inclusive type has been changed.

chart.h
[+] struct lxw_chart_fill 1
[+] struct lxw_chart_font 1
[+] struct lxw_chart_line 1
[+] struct lxw_chart_pattern 2

worksheet.h
[+] struct lxw_data_validation 3
[+] struct lxw_image_options 15
[+] struct lxw_protection 3

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Problems with Symbols, Medium Severity 2

	Change	Effect
1	Base type of 3rd parameter user_options has been changed from struct lxw_image_options (160 bytes) to struct lxw_chart_options (32 bytes).	This parameter may be incorrectly initialized by applications.

	Change	Effect
1	Base type of 5th parameter user_options has been changed from struct lxw_image_options (160 bytes) to struct lxw_chart_options (32 bytes).	This parameter may be incorrectly initialized by applications.

chartsheet.h, libxlsxwriter.so
[+] chartsheet_set_chart_opt ( lxw_chartsheet* chartsheet, lxw_chart* chart, lxw_image_options* user_options ) 1

worksheet.h, libxlsxwriter.so
[+] worksheet_insert_chart_opt ( lxw_worksheet* worksheet, lxw_row_t row, lxw_col_t col, lxw_chart* chart, lxw_image_options* user_options ) 1

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Problems with Data Types, Low Severity 10

	Change	Effect
1	Type of field protection has been changed from struct lxw_protection to struct lxw_protection_obj.	Replacement of the field data type may indicate a change in the semantic meaning of the field.

	Change	Effect
1	Base type has been changed from int to unsigned int.	Replacement of the base data type may indicate a change in its semantic meaning.

	Change	Effect
1	Size of this type has been changed from 232 bytes to 192 bytes.	The fields or parameters of such data type may be incorrectly initialized or accessed by old client applications.

	Change	Effect
1	Base type of field stqh_first has been changed from struct lxw_data_validation (232 bytes) to struct lxw_data_val_obj (200 bytes).	Possible access of applications to incorrect memory through the pointer.
2	Base type of field stqh_last has been changed from struct lxw_data_validation (232 bytes) to struct lxw_data_val_obj (200 bytes).	Possible access of applications to incorrect memory through the pointer.

	Change	Effect
1	Size of this type has been changed from 160 bytes to 56 bytes.	The fields or parameters of such data type may be incorrectly initialized or accessed by old client applications.

	Change	Effect
1	Size of this type has been changed from 24 bytes to 17 bytes.	The fields or parameters of such data type may be incorrectly initialized or accessed by old client applications.

	Change	Effect
1	Base type of field chart_data has been changed from struct lxw_chart_data to struct lxw_chart_props.	Replacement of field base type may indicate a change in the semantic meaning of the field.
2	Type of field protection has been changed from struct lxw_protection to struct lxw_protection_obj.	Replacement of the field data type may indicate a change in the semantic meaning of the field.
3	Field image_data has been renamed to image_props.	Renaming of a field in data type may indicate a change in the semantic meaning of the field.

chartsheet.h
[+] struct lxw_chartsheet 1

format.h
[+] typedef lxw_color_t 1

worksheet.h
[+] struct lxw_data_validation 1
[+] struct lxw_data_validations 2
[+] struct lxw_image_options 1
[+] struct lxw_protection 1
[+] struct lxw_worksheet 3

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Problems with Symbols, Low Severity 5

	Change	Effect
1	Base type of 4th parameter image_data has been changed from struct lxw_image_options to struct lxw_object_properties.	Replacement of parameter base type may indicate a change in its semantic meaning.
2	4th parameter image_data has been renamed to object_props.	Renaming of a parameter may indicate a change in its semantic meaning.

	Change	Effect
1	Base type of 4th parameter image_data has been changed from struct lxw_image_options to struct lxw_object_properties.	Replacement of parameter base type may indicate a change in its semantic meaning.
2	4th parameter image_data has been renamed to object_props.	Renaming of a parameter may indicate a change in its semantic meaning.

	Change	Effect
1	Base type of 2nd parameter protect has been changed from struct lxw_protection to struct lxw_protection_obj.	Replacement of parameter base type may indicate a change in its semantic meaning.

worksheet.h, libxlsxwriter.so
[+] lxw_worksheet_prepare_chart ( lxw_worksheet* worksheet, uint32_t chart_ref_id, uint32_t drawing_id, lxw_image_options* image_data, uint8_t is_chartsheet ) 2
[+] lxw_worksheet_prepare_image ( lxw_worksheet* worksheet, uint32_t image_ref_id, uint32_t drawing_id, lxw_image_options* image_data ) 2
[+] lxw_worksheet_write_sheet_protection ( lxw_worksheet* worksheet, lxw_protection* protect ) 1

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Problems with Constants, Low Severity 1

	Change	Effect
1	The value of constant LXW_COLOR_UNSET has been changed from -1 to 0x000000.	Applications will pass an old value of this constant as the parameter to the new-version library functions, that expect a new one. This may result in crash of incorrect behavior of applications.

format.h
[+] LXW_COLOR_UNSET

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Header Files 25

app.h
chart.h
chartsheet.h
common.h
content_types.h
core.h
custom.h
drawing.h
format.h
hash_table.h
ioapi.h
packager.h
queue.h
relationships.h
shared_strings.h
styles.h
theme.h
tmpfileplus.h
tree.h
utility.h
workbook.h
worksheet.h
xlsxwriter.h
xmlwriter.h
zip.h

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Libraries 1

libxlsxwriter.so

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Test Info

Library Name	libxlsxwriter
Version #1	0.8.7
Version #2	0.8.8
Arch	x86_64
Subject	Source Compatibility

Test Results

Total Header Files	25
Total Libraries	1
Total Symbols / Types	859 / 328
Compatibility	73.8%

Problem Summary

	Severity	Count
Added Symbols	-	1
Removed Symbols	High	1
Problems with Data Types	High	28
	Medium	3
	Low	4
Problems with Symbols	High	0
	Medium	4
	Low	1
Problems with Constants	Low	2
Other Changes in Symbols	-	2

Added Symbols 1

utility.h
lxw_fopen ( char const* filename, char const* mode )

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Removed Symbols 1

format.h
lxw_format_check_color ( int color )

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Problems with Data Types, High Severity 28

	Change	Effect
1	Field has_color has been removed from this type.	Recompilation of a client program may be broken with the error message: 'struct lxw_chart_fill' has no member named 'has_color'.

	Change	Effect
1	Field has_color has been removed from this type.	Recompilation of a client program may be broken with the error message: 'struct lxw_chart_font' has no member named 'has_color'.

	Change	Effect
1	Field has_color has been removed from this type.	Recompilation of a client program may be broken with the error message: 'struct lxw_chart_line' has no member named 'has_color'.

	Change	Effect
1	Field has_bg_color has been removed from this type.	Recompilation of a client program may be broken with the error message: 'struct lxw_chart_pattern' has no member named 'has_bg_color'.
2	Field has_fg_color has been removed from this type.	Recompilation of a client program may be broken with the error message: 'struct lxw_chart_pattern' has no member named 'has_fg_color'.

	Change	Effect
1	Field is_between has been removed from this type.	Recompilation of a client program may be broken with the error message: 'struct lxw_data_validation' has no member named 'is_between'.
2	Field list_pointers has been removed from this type.	Recompilation of a client program may be broken with the error message: 'struct lxw_data_validation' has no member named 'list_pointers'.
3	Field sqref has been removed from this type.	Recompilation of a client program may be broken with the error message: 'struct lxw_data_validation' has no member named 'sqref'.

	Change	Effect
1	Field anchor has been removed from this type.	Recompilation of a client program may be broken with the error message: 'struct lxw_image_options' has no member named 'anchor'.
2	Field chart has been removed from this type.	Recompilation of a client program may be broken with the error message: 'struct lxw_image_options' has no member named 'chart'.
3	Field col has been removed from this type.	Recompilation of a client program may be broken with the error message: 'struct lxw_image_options' has no member named 'col'.
4	Field extension has been removed from this type.	Recompilation of a client program may be broken with the error message: 'struct lxw_image_options' has no member named 'extension'.
5	Field filename has been removed from this type.	Recompilation of a client program may be broken with the error message: 'struct lxw_image_options' has no member named 'filename'.
6	Field height has been removed from this type.	Recompilation of a client program may be broken with the error message: 'struct lxw_image_options' has no member named 'height'.
7	Field image_buffer has been removed from this type.	Recompilation of a client program may be broken with the error message: 'struct lxw_image_options' has no member named 'image_buffer'.
8	Field image_buffer_size has been removed from this type.	Recompilation of a client program may be broken with the error message: 'struct lxw_image_options' has no member named 'image_buffer_size'.
9	Field image_type has been removed from this type.	Recompilation of a client program may be broken with the error message: 'struct lxw_image_options' has no member named 'image_type'.
10	Field is_image_buffer has been removed from this type.	Recompilation of a client program may be broken with the error message: 'struct lxw_image_options' has no member named 'is_image_buffer'.
11	Field list_pointers has been removed from this type.	Recompilation of a client program may be broken with the error message: 'struct lxw_image_options' has no member named 'list_pointers'.
12	Field row has been removed from this type.	Recompilation of a client program may be broken with the error message: 'struct lxw_image_options' has no member named 'row'.
13	Field stream has been removed from this type.	Recompilation of a client program may be broken with the error message: 'struct lxw_image_options' has no member named 'stream'.
14	Field width has been removed from this type.	Recompilation of a client program may be broken with the error message: 'struct lxw_image_options' has no member named 'width'.
15	Field x_dpi has been removed from this type.	Recompilation of a client program may be broken with the error message: 'struct lxw_image_options' has no member named 'x_dpi'.
16	Field y_dpi has been removed from this type.	Recompilation of a client program may be broken with the error message: 'struct lxw_image_options' has no member named 'y_dpi'.

	Change	Effect
1	Field hash has been removed from this type.	Recompilation of a client program may be broken with the error message: 'struct lxw_protection' has no member named 'hash'.
2	Field is_configured has been removed from this type.	Recompilation of a client program may be broken with the error message: 'struct lxw_protection' has no member named 'is_configured'.
3	Field no_sheet has been removed from this type.	Recompilation of a client program may be broken with the error message: 'struct lxw_protection' has no member named 'no_sheet'.

	Change	Effect
1	Field image_data has been renamed to image_props.	Recompilation of a client program may be broken with the error message: struct lxw_worksheet has no member named image_data.

Problems with Data Types, Medium Severity 3

	Change	Effect
1	Base type of field stqh_first has been changed from struct lxw_data_validation to struct lxw_data_val_obj of different format.	Recompilation of a client program may be broken.
2	Base type of field stqh_last has been changed from struct lxw_data_validation to struct lxw_data_val_obj of different format.	Recompilation of a client program may be broken.

	Change	Effect
1	Base type of field chart_data has been changed from struct lxw_chart_data to struct lxw_chart_props of different format.	Recompilation of a client program may be broken.

worksheet.h
[+] struct lxw_data_validations 2
[+] struct lxw_worksheet 1

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Problems with Symbols, Medium Severity 4

	Change	Effect
1	Base type of parameter user_options has been changed from struct lxw_image_options to struct lxw_chart_options of different format.	Recompilation of a client program may be broken.

	Change	Effect
1	Base type of parameter image_data has been changed from struct lxw_image_options to struct lxw_object_properties of different format.	Recompilation of a client program may be broken.

	Change	Effect
1	Base type of parameter image_data has been changed from struct lxw_image_options to struct lxw_object_properties of different format.	Recompilation of a client program may be broken.

	Change	Effect
1	Base type of parameter user_options has been changed from struct lxw_image_options to struct lxw_chart_options of different format.	Recompilation of a client program may be broken.

chartsheet.h
[+] chartsheet_set_chart_opt ( lxw_chartsheet* chartsheet, lxw_chart* chart, lxw_image_options* user_options ) 1

worksheet.h
[+] lxw_worksheet_prepare_chart ( lxw_worksheet* worksheet, uint32_t chart_ref_id, uint32_t drawing_id, lxw_image_options* image_data, uint8_t is_chartsheet ) 1
[+] lxw_worksheet_prepare_image ( lxw_worksheet* worksheet, uint32_t image_ref_id, uint32_t drawing_id, lxw_image_options* image_data ) 1
[+] worksheet_insert_chart_opt ( lxw_worksheet* worksheet, lxw_row_t row, lxw_col_t col, lxw_chart* chart, lxw_image_options* user_options ) 1

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Problems with Data Types, Low Severity 4

	Change	Effect
1	Type of field protection has been changed from struct lxw_protection to struct lxw_protection_obj.	Recompilation of a client program may be broken.

	Change	Effect
1	Base type has been changed from int to unsigned int.	Recompilation of a client program may be broken.

	Change	Effect
1	Field object_position has been added to this type.	This field will not be initialized or used by old client applications.

	Change	Effect
1	Type of field protection has been changed from struct lxw_protection to struct lxw_protection_obj.	Recompilation of a client program may be broken.

chartsheet.h
[+] struct lxw_chartsheet 1

format.h
[+] typedef lxw_color_t 1

worksheet.h
[+] struct lxw_image_options 1
[+] struct lxw_worksheet 1

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Problems with Symbols, Low Severity 1

	Change	Effect
1	Base type of 2nd parameter protect has been changed from struct lxw_protection to struct lxw_protection_obj.	Recompilation of a client program may be broken.

worksheet.h
[+] lxw_worksheet_write_sheet_protection ( lxw_worksheet* worksheet, lxw_protection* protect ) 1

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Problems with Constants, Low Severity 2

	Change	Effect
1	The value of constant LXW_COLOR_UNSET has been changed from -1 to 0x000000.	Recompilation of a client program may be broken.

	Change	Effect
1	The value of constant LXW_VERSION has been changed from "0.8.7" to "0.8.8".	Recompilation of a client program may be broken.

format.h
[+] LXW_COLOR_UNSET

xlsxwriter.h
[+] LXW_VERSION

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Other Changes in Symbols 2

	Change	Effect
1	4th parameter image_data has been renamed to object_props.	No effect.

	Change	Effect
1	4th parameter image_data has been renamed to object_props.	No effect.

worksheet.h
[+] lxw_worksheet_prepare_chart ( lxw_worksheet* worksheet, uint32_t chart_ref_id, uint32_t drawing_id, lxw_image_options* image_data, uint8_t is_chartsheet ) 1
[+] lxw_worksheet_prepare_image ( lxw_worksheet* worksheet, uint32_t image_ref_id, uint32_t drawing_id, lxw_image_options* image_data ) 1

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Header Files 25

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Libraries 1

libxlsxwriter.so

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API compatibility report for the libxlsxwriter library between 0.8.7 and 0.8.8 versions on x86_64

Test Info

Test Results

Problem Summary

Added Symbols 1

Removed Symbols 1

Problems with Data Types, High Severity 2

Problems with Data Types, Medium Severity 26

Problems with Symbols, Medium Severity 2

Problems with Data Types, Low Severity 10

Problems with Symbols, Low Severity 5

Problems with Constants, Low Severity 1

Header Files 25

Libraries 1

Test Info

Test Results

Problem Summary

Added Symbols 1

Removed Symbols 1

Problems with Data Types, High Severity 28

Problems with Data Types, Medium Severity 3

Problems with Symbols, Medium Severity 4

Problems with Data Types, Low Severity 4

Problems with Symbols, Low Severity 1

Problems with Constants, Low Severity 2

Other Changes in Symbols 2

Header Files 25

Libraries 1