Hi
>From the perspective of a user, I prefer the
{major}.{minor}.{maintenance} versioning system. It also matches the
numbering system other applications are using.Emilio On Wed, Aug 17, 2016 at 11:05 AM, Rajarshi Guha <[email protected]> wrote: > I like the major.minor form because it's closer to what is happening in > terms of code changes. > > > On Wed, Aug 17, 2016 at 3:27 AM, John M <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> This has come up before, but wanted to hear from users. >> >> Currently the project versioning system is 1.{odd/even}.{number} where by >> 1 is fixed for now, odd/even for stability (e.g. 1.4.x stable, 1.5.x >> unstable), the last number just increments. This system hints that 1.4 is >> the preferred version as being "stable" but this hasn't been touched in >> years. Stable here really means API is fixed, but often also be interpreted >> as more robust. This odd/even number was used by Linux kernal until 2004 but >> is not any longer. I'm hesitant to bump to 1.6 on this systems as working >> deep in the code base I know a lot of things need fixing. >> >> Does this system make sense/do you like this system? >> >> I would like to propose switching to the following version system: >> {major}.{minor}.{maintenance}. Where by {major}=API change, {minor}=new API, >> {maintenance}=bug fix/patch release. Number will climb faster but I believe >> it will be easier to pinpoint how much further ahead a new version is. >> >> At the end of the day it's just a number. >> >> Regards, >> John W May >> [email protected] >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Cdk-user mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/cdk-user >> > > > > -- > Rajarshi Guha | http://blog.rguha.net > NIH Center for Advancing Translational Science > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Cdk-user mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/cdk-user > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Cdk-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/cdk-user
