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Re: Subversion 0.14.4 released

From: Lele Gaifax <lele_at_seldati.it>
Date: 2002-11-01 01:05:54 CET

>>>>> On Thu, 31 Oct 2002 13:49:52 -0800, Greg Stein <gstein@lyra.org> said:

    GS> On Wed, Oct 30, 2002 at 02:06:39PM -0600, Karl Fogel wrote:
>> Next time, let's please call it "0.14.4b" or "0.14.4.2" (just
>> by tweaking the minor number in svn_version.h appropriately).

    GS> svn_version.h defines three *integer* values so that
    GS> versioning can be programmatically detected and managed. We
    GS> don't have a system for ".4b" or ".4.2" types of
    GS> numbering.

What about using a "virtual" fourth value that defaults to the
revision number? This, btw, augment the information kept in the
version number, and should solve the ambiguity noted by Karl. I gives
both the user and developer point of view of the sources in one shot.

just my .01 euro,
thanx&bye,
lele.

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