Hi all,
On Thu, 31 May 2012 11:31:21 +0300
Shlomi Fish <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> earlier today I uploaded XML-LibXML-1.99 and since the 1.* releases had two
> trailing digits, the next version will be past 2. This is a good to switch to
> a
> better versioning scheme, with more digits after the first dot, which will
> give
> us more air to breath.
>
> I'm asking you what the advantages and disadvantages of the following schemes:
>
> 1. "2.xxyy" - "xx" are the major/new-feature versions, while "yy" are for bug
> fixes/maintenance versions.
>
> 2. "2.xxxyyy" - same as before only with three digits each.
>
> 3. "2.xxyyy" - same as before only a hybrid approach that will give a zero in
> the middle in case there are less than 100 maintenance versions.
>
thanks to everybody who replied. Since there seems to be a general consensus
that the double dot version ("2.x.y" or "v2.x.y") are not a good idea for CPAN
modules, I will go with a 2.xxyyy scheme instead where "xx" adds new features
and the "yyy" is for bug-fixes or patch releases.
Thanks again!
Regards,
Shlomi Fish
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