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Re: Installer woes

From: <pete_at_molehole.org>
Date: 2005-10-19 12:20:07 CEST

On Wed, Oct 19, 2005 at 11:04:52AM +0100, Simon Large wrote:
> pete@molehole.org wrote:
> >On Wed, Oct 19, 2005 at 11:10:43AM +0200, Molle Bestefich wrote:
> >>real version --> installer version:
> >> 1.2.4.5432 --> 1.2.45432,
> >>1.3.0.7654 --> 1.3.07654 etc.
> >
> >This scheme would get my vote. I would rather have the build number
> >than the micro version number, and have cursed MSI in the past for
> >not allowing both...
>
> -1. I think you need *either* build number *or* minor version (and I
> prefer build number).
>
> Remember that in about 2 years time, maybe less, TSVN's build will gain
> another digit as r9999 rolls over to r10000.
>
> To accommodate both in the scheme above you would need:
>
> 1.2.4.5432 --> 1.2.405432
> 1.3.10.7654 --> 1.2.1007654
>
> Do you really want numbers that long?

No. Instead, I want another coffee...

You're right. I would say to ditch the micro number in favour of the build number. In fact, I already did say that - http://tortoisesvn.tigris.org/servlets/ReadMsg?listName=dev&msgNo=19959.

Pete

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