Version numbering for release DECISION!

Eduardo Tongson propolice at gmail.com
Mon Mar 28 10:11:02 PST 2005


>  If I understand you right, every time a commit is made to
> the -RELEASE branch, the sub-version number gets bumped up.  I'm not
> sure that's desirable.  A version number bump should be reserved for
> an "official" bugfix release, with public announcement etc.
>

On fbsd an update to RELEASE is indicated by patchlevels ie RELEASE p1.

I think
CURRENT - insanely bleeding edge
WORKING  -  bugtesting/testing new features
RELEASE+subversion -production

would work. If you add in STABLE, RELEASE if im not mistaken will be stale.

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                                                    Eduardo Tongson     
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