I'm down with jumping to 4.x but not convinced a jump to 5.x would actually spur more understanding. (Also thanks for tackling this Steve.)
On Thu, Oct 2, 2014 at 9:00 PM, Steven Gill <stevengil...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm not opposed to a big version jump. It would draw attention to the fact > that we are changing our versioning & releasing process. How do others > feel? > > -Steve > > On Thu, Oct 2, 2014 at 11:45 AM, Shazron <shaz...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Thanks Steve for writing that up. > > I can definitely see the confusion in messaging, especially at the start > > of this new process. > > > > So for "2) CLI + Lib version" I am proposing a radical idea (à la Windows > > 10) where we jump to a new version totally separate from the current 3.x > > series to further detach the association of the CLI version with platform > > versions. Version 5.x? Not sure how sem-ver kosher it is. > > > > I already have one scenario. I sent out pull requests for docs and the > CLI > > for the new iPhone 6 icons and splash screens. These will be in the next > > iOS platform release 3.7.0, and if another platform didn't take 3.8.0 > > already, most likely CLI 3.8.0. > > > > This would mean the docs would be at 3.8.0, CLI at 3.8.0 but cordova-ios > > will be at 3.7.0. This is how the messaging will look like if I were to > > write a blog post: > > "To get cordova-cli support for iPhone 6 splash screens and icons, please > > update to cordova-cli 3.8.0, which will grab the 3.7.0 version of > > cordova-ios where this feature is implemented. Check out the 3.8.0 > > cordova-docs for usage". A bit clunky. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Oct 2, 2014 at 11:28 AM, Steven Gill <stevengil...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > >> Hey All, > >> > >> I wanted to give summary of where I believe this process is going and > >> answer any questions you all might have. None of this is set in stone, > so > >> please provide feedback so we can iron this out. > >> > >> 1) Platforms can now release independently > >> > >> If iOS wants to release 3.7.0, it doesn't have to wait for other > platforms > >> to be ready to release. Just run through > >> > >> > https://github.com/apache/cordova-coho/blob/master/docs/platforms-release-process.md > >> and do a tools release. > >> > >> 2) CLI + Lib version will rise very quickly. > >> > >> Right now, CLI is about to be released at version 3.7.0. No platforms > are > >> currently at version 3.7.0. Say iOS wants to release 3.7.0 next week, > they > >> could do that, update the CLI to version 3.8.0. I suggest a platform > being > >> released would cause the CLI to do a minor release (MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH -> > >> 3.8.0). But this is obviously open to discussion. > >> > >> 3) Docs > >> > >> Docs version will now be tied to CLI. If we do a major or minor release > of > >> the CLI, docs should be regenerated to match the version of the CLI. Say > >> iOS 3.7.0 requires the newest version of the CLI, we can make note of > that > >> in docs + blog post. Maybe we list the platform versions associated to > CLI > >> somewhere in the docs? > >> > >> 4) Helping users debug > >> > >> Cordova.version & cordova.platformVersion will both return the version > of > >> the platform, not the cli. Users can easily tell you what version of > >> cordova-platform they are using by doing this. Generated cordova.js > files > >> in projects will also have this information at the top of the file along > >> with commit hash. > >> > >> 5) Messaging > >> > >> We need to be clear about this in our messaging to users. This is a > change > >> from how we have been doing things and I foresee some confusion at the > >> beginning. Moving platforms over to package.json eventually will help > >> users > >> see that platforms are independent, but we need to do more now to help > >> users adapt to this change. > >> > >> They need to know to expect the CLI version to jump quickly, and to know > >> that platform versions != cordova-cli version. > >> > >> Blog posts can list platforms cli was tested with, similarly to how we > >> list > >> what plugin versions the cli was tested with when releasing. (see the > >> bottom of > >> http://cordova.apache.org/announcements/2014/09/22/cordova-361.html for > >> an > >> example) > >> > >> Hopefully I didn't leave out anything major. Feedback please! > >> > > > > >
