> -----Original Message----- > From: Martin Sebor [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin Sebor > Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 12:34 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Stdcxx Wiki] Update of "TargetPlatforms" by EricLemings > > Travis Vitek wrote: > > > > > > Eric Lemings wrote: > >> Martin Sebor wrote: > >>> I don't expect us to be dropping any platforms but it would be > >>> nice to add more recent releases of the currently supported > >>> compilers, such as aCC 3.80 and gcc 4.3. > >> For a patch release? I'd understand dropping support in major > >> release and possibly minor releases, and adding support in minor > >> releases, but I would think nothing would change, in terms of > >> supported platforms, between patch releases. Not that there > >> would be a problem with adding support in patch releases also; > >> just seems like a distinguishing factor between minor and patch > >> releases. > >> > > > > I thought we added platforms for 4.2.1 [aCC 6.16]? > > We did. I see no problem with adding support in patch releases.
So I'm left wondering: how does a patch release differ from a minor release? Or is it really arbitrary? Brad.
