Author: ubernostrum Date: 2012-02-15 20:01:58 -0800 (Wed, 15 Feb 2012) New Revision: 17532
Modified: django/trunk/docs/releases/1.4-beta-1.txt django/trunk/setup.py Log: Accommodate new version numbering scheme. Modified: django/trunk/docs/releases/1.4-beta-1.txt =================================================================== --- django/trunk/docs/releases/1.4-beta-1.txt 2012-02-16 02:12:20 UTC (rev 17531) +++ django/trunk/docs/releases/1.4-beta-1.txt 2012-02-16 04:01:58 UTC (rev 17532) @@ -24,6 +24,23 @@ .. _backwards incompatible changes: `Backwards incompatible changes in 1.4`_ .. _begun the deprecation process for some features: `Features deprecated in 1.4`_ + +Version numbering +================= + +Internally, Django's version number is represented by the tuple +``django.VERSION``. This is used to generate human-readable version +number strings; as of Django 1.4 beta 1, the algorithm for generating +these strings has been changed to match the recommendations of `PEP +386 <http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0386/>`. This only affects the +human-readable strings identifying Django alphas, betas and release +candidates, and should not affect end users in any way. + +For example purposes, the old algorithm would give Django 1.4 beta 1 a +version string of the form "1.4 beta 1". The new algorithm generates +the version string "1.4b1". + + Python compatibility ==================== Modified: django/trunk/setup.py =================================================================== --- django/trunk/setup.py 2012-02-16 02:12:20 UTC (rev 17531) +++ django/trunk/setup.py 2012-02-16 04:01:58 UTC (rev 17532) @@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ author = 'Django Software Foundation', author_email = 'foundat...@djangoproject.com', description = 'A high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design.', - download_url = 'https://www.djangoproject.com/m/releases/1.4/Django-1.4-beta-1.tar.gz', + download_url = 'https://www.djangoproject.com/m/releases/1.4/Django-1.4-b1.tar.gz', packages = packages, cmdclass = cmdclasses, data_files = data_files, -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django updates" group. To post to this group, send email to django-updates@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-updates+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-updates?hl=en.
