part of the confusion is also in the clojure build system. it builds both clojure.jar and clojure-version.jar
for example, in the git clone version of clojure. it builds both clojure.jar and clojure-1.1.0-alpha-SNAPSHOT.jar which is probably how this got snuck by. On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 3:19 PM, Michael Wood<esiot...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 2009/8/16 John Newman <john...@gmail.com>: >> In general, when writing documentation about software, you have to ask your >> self "what if the user downloaded 0.9?" or "what if the user downloaded >> 1.1?" How do you know what other docs someone might have written, that >> might have led the user to have downloaded one version or another? So the >> doc's author was probably trying to be general, expecting you to know what >> to do. Some people won't though. > > True, but in this case, I think, it is like that because before 1.0 > was released the jar was called "clojure.jar". Only when 1.0 was > released was the version number included in the jar file name. > >> Perhaps some more specific wording like "replace 'clojure.jar' with the >> version of Clojure that you have downloaded." might be of help with those >> edge cases. > > Yes, that's probably a good idea. > > -- > Michael Wood <esiot...@gmail.com> > > > > -- Omnem crede diem tibi diluxisse supremum. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
