Don't export json-c symbols starting with an underscore, put deprecated exports into a "JSONC_PRIVATE" version, and note stuff to do during releases.

See also PR #639 and issue #621

RELEASE_CHECKLIST.txt

@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
         * https://github.com/lvc/abi-compliance-checker
         * If the new release is not backwards compatible, then this is a MAJOR release.
         * Mention removed features in ChangeLog
+		* Consider re-adding backwards compatible support, through symbol
+		  aliases and appropriate entries in json-c.sym
     * Update the AUTHORS file
     * Exclude mentioning changes that have already been included in a point 
       release of the previous release branch.
@@ -63,6 +65,11 @@ to
 
     git commit -a -m "Bump version to ${release}"
 
+If we're doing a major release (SONAME bump), also bump the version
+ of ALL symbols in json-c.sym.
+ See explanation at https://github.com/json-c/json-c/issues/621
+ More info at: https://software.intel.com/sites/default/files/m/a/1/e/dsohowto.pdf
+
 ------------
 
 Generate the doxygen documentation:

json-c.sym

@@ -1,17 +1,53 @@
-JSONC_0.14 {
+
-  global:
+/*
-    _json_c_set_last_err;
+ * Symbol versioning for libjson-c.
-    _json_c_strerror;
+ * All exported symbols must be listed here.
-    _json_c_strerror_enable;
+ *
+ * See 
+ *   https://software.intel.com/sites/default/files/m/a/1/e/dsohowto.pdf
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Symbols in JSONC_PRIVATE are exported for historical
+ * reasons, but should not be used outside of json-c.
+ */
+JSONC_PRIVATE {
     array_list_add;
-    array_list_bsearch;
     array_list_del_idx;
     array_list_free;
-    array_list_get_idx;
-    array_list_length;
     array_list_new;
     array_list_put_idx;
     array_list_sort;
+    json_hex_chars;
+    json_parse_double;
+    json_parse_int64;
+    json_parse_uint64;
+    lh_table_delete;
+    lh_table_delete_entry;
+    lh_table_free;
+    lh_table_insert;
+    lh_table_insert_w_hash;
+    lh_table_new;
+    lh_table_resize;
+    mc_debug;
+    mc_error;
+    mc_get_debug;
+    mc_info;
+    mc_set_debug;
+    mc_set_syslog;
+    printbuf_free;
+    printbuf_memappend;
+    printbuf_memset;
+    printbuf_new;
+    printbuf_reset;
+    sprintbuf;
+};
+
+JSONC_0.14 {
+  global:
+    array_list_bsearch;
+    array_list_get_idx;
+    array_list_length;
     json_c_get_random_seed;
     json_c_object_sizeof;
     json_c_set_serialization_double_format;
@@ -20,7 +56,6 @@ JSONC_0.14 {
     json_c_version_num;
     json_c_visit;
     json_global_set_string_hash;
-    json_hex_chars;
     json_number_chars;
     json_object_array_add;
     json_object_array_bsearch;
@@ -91,9 +126,6 @@ JSONC_0.14 {
     json_object_to_json_string_ext;
     json_object_to_json_string_length;
     json_object_userdata_to_json_string;
-    json_parse_double;
-    json_parse_int64;
-    json_parse_uint64;
     json_pointer_get;
     json_pointer_getf;
     json_pointer_set;
@@ -115,30 +147,10 @@ JSONC_0.14 {
     lh_kchar_table_new;
     lh_kptr_table_new;
     lh_ptr_equal;
-    lh_table_delete;
-    lh_table_delete_entry;
-    lh_table_free;
-    lh_table_insert;
-    lh_table_insert_w_hash;
     lh_table_length;
-    lh_table_lookup;
     lh_table_lookup_entry;
     lh_table_lookup_entry_w_hash;
     lh_table_lookup_ex;
-    lh_table_new;
-    lh_table_resize;
-    mc_debug;
-    mc_error;
-    mc_get_debug;
-    mc_info;
-    mc_set_debug;
-    mc_set_syslog;
-    printbuf_free;
-    printbuf_memappend;
-    printbuf_memset;
-    printbuf_new;
-    printbuf_reset;
-    sprintbuf;
 
   local:
     *;