They are specified properly in an appropriate branch/tag. If we do 'a' release it totally happens in the tag now and we only backport there crucial fixes.
It's arguable, but don't really think doing 'a' release in a tag would make master branch having 'a' character as well. It's just two different projects. Master is more like a RR. On Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 4:27 AM, IRIE Shinsuke <irieshins...@yahoo.co.jp> wrote: > > Because we started 2.71 release cycles in master when we've released > 2.70a. > > That's curious. The 2.71 release cycle has already started when v2.70-rc > tag was created: > > https://developer.blender.org/rBe097c987a8a55f2eb09c19ceac923e7c32e19d89 > > As far as I remember, BLENDER_VERSION and BLENDER_VERSION_CHAR have been > used for indicating latest release version. When 2.68a was released, the > version char was indeed bumped to "a", and changed again to "" for 2.69 > release: > > https://developer.blender.org/rBd9b0f660c9e49b13abc212270c0e8a366a2a096f > https://developer.blender.org/rBdfe16105041292a1fc7ee29d825c25135a4f6a3c > > We have another macro BLENDER_VERSION_CYCLE to indicate the release cycle. > > > What's the issue anyway? > > If BLENDER_VERSION or BLENDER_VERSION_CHAR is not update properly, > I have to specify package version of my own deb packages manually... > > IRIE Shinsuke > > 2014/06/05, Sergey Sharybin wrote: > > Because we started 2.71 release cycles in master when we've released > 2.70a. > > > > What's the issue anyway? > > > > > > On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 10:49 PM, IRIE Shinsuke <irieshins...@yahoo.co.jp > > > > wrote: > > > >> Why was the version char changed only in the tag? > >> I think the same change should have happened in git master as well. > >> > >> IRIE Shinsuke > >> > >> 2014/06/05, Sergey Sharybin wrote: > >>> Not sure why cambo showed that commit as an example. Actual change > >> happened > >>> when we've been doing 2.70a release. The char was changed in the tag, > >>> see f93bc7693a530632455d3ec7acc4bce54a1f85bc. > >>> > >>> > >>> On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 10:04 PM, IRIE Shinsuke < > irieshins...@yahoo.co.jp > >>> > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>>> rBdfe161050412 was a version bump for 2.69 release. > >>>> BLENDER_VERSION was indeed changed from 268 to 269 in this commit. > >>>> > >>>> BLENDER_VERSION_CHAR should've been changed when 2.70a was released > >>>> but it remains blank since 2.69 release. > >>>> > >>>> IRIE Shinsuke > >>>> > >>>> 2014/06/05, Campbell Barton wrote: > >>>>> Its still in use, it was changed after 2.70a > >>>>> > >> > https://developer.blender.org/rBdfe16105041292a1fc7ee29d825c25135a4f6a3c > >>>>> > >>>>> On Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 12:57 AM, IRIE Shinsuke < > >> irieshins...@yahoo.co.jp> > >>>> wrote: > >>>>>> Hi devs, > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Recently I noticed BLENDER_VERSION_CHAR in BKE_blender.h has not > been > >>>>>> changed since Oct. 8 2013 though 2.69, 2.70, and 2.70a were released > >>>>>> after that. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Is this macro obsoleted? If so, I have to stop using it to build > own > >>>>>> .deb packages. If not, please don't forget to update it... > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Thanks, > >>>>>> > >>>>>> -- > >>>>>> IRIE Shinsuke > >>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>> Bf-committers mailing list > >>>>>> Bf-committers@blender.org > >>>>>> http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Bf-committers mailing list > >>>> Bf-committers@blender.org > >>>> http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Bf-committers mailing list > >> Bf-committers@blender.org > >> http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers > >> > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Bf-committers mailing list > Bf-committers@blender.org > http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers > -- With best regards, Sergey Sharybin _______________________________________________ Bf-committers mailing list Bf-committers@blender.org http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers