.. list-table:: eCAL 5.8 vs. 5.7
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   * - Wire compatibility
     - * eCAL UDP: 100% compatible
       * Services: 100% compatible
       * eCAL Shared Memory: 100% compatible

   * - API / ABI
     - * API is downward compatible
       * ABI is not compatible

   * - Tools
     - * Rec: Not compatible. Some features may work, but many won't.
  
       * Sys: New in 5.8

       * Measurements: 100% compatible

   * - Additional notes
     - * On Ubuntu, the official builds changes the lib dirs to the proper multiarch lib dirs.
       * On Ubuntu the location of :file:`ecal.ini` changed to ``/etc/ecal/ecal.ini``
       * On Windows, the location of :file:`ecal.ini` changed to ``C:\ProgramData\eCAL\ecal.ini``
  
