RHEL 7 packages 5.7.2, I am using 5.7.3 which is noted as a "long term support"
Usually with x.x.x versioning the third number indicates a patch release and is *usually* API/ABI compatible with other releases that share same first two numbers. The second number usually indicates a minor release and is *usually* not ABI compatible with releases that have a different first and second number, but *often* (not always) is API compatible with other releases that have same first number. The first number is the major release. So 5.4.5 would be the fifth patch release in the 5.4 branch while 2.7.3 is the third patch release in the 5.7 branch. That is how 5.4.5 can have a newer timestamp that 5.7.3 I don't know for sure that Net-SNMP follows that scheme, but I assume it does. Sourceforge versions I never found to be reliable, it is usually best to go by what the homepage of the project says that is not SF generated. http://www.net-snmp.org/download.html It says 5.7.3 is a current "LTS" release and 5.4.4 is the other "LTS" release, which I *guessing* should only be used if 5.7.x breaks your application. When LTS releases exist, non LTS releases I believe are *usually* not intended for production use. So if I were confused about versions, I would use 5.7.3 unless I had an older application that needed older major/minor version - and then I would use 5.4.4 - *maybe* using 5.4.5 if it includes a bug fix I need. These are just my impressions, and why I personally went with 5.7.3 - I am not a Net-SNMP developer. On 08/18/2015 01:19 AM, Sergiy Michka wrote: > Hello, > > simple question but from sf.net <http://sf.net> site: > > Latest by date is: 5.4.5-pre-releases (2015) > Latest by version according to sf site is is 5.6.1.1.1 > Latest by binaries under project files is 5.7.0.1 but its from 2011. > Latest by source is 5.7.3 from 2014, still 5.4.5-pre-release seems to > have more recent changes/updates/etc from 2015. > > So what is the actual latest stable release? And why lower versions seem > to be more recent? > > Thanks, > Sergiy > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Net-snmp-users mailing list > Net-snmp-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Please see the following page to unsubscribe or change other options: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/net-snmp-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Net-snmp-users mailing list Net-snmp-users@lists.sourceforge.net Please see the following page to unsubscribe or change other options: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/net-snmp-users
