Re: Version naming suggestion

2011-10-10 Thread dinkypumpkin
On 10/10/2011 01:25, Nigel Taylor wrote: There are only two changes to the get_iplayer script, since v2.80 was tagged in git. The other 4 changes are specific to windows, related to the windows installer. The need for a v2.81 yet may be open to debate. As to whether a v2.81 release is justified

Re: Version naming suggestion

2011-10-10 Thread dinkypumpkin
But this isn't about releases (at least in my mind) - hence the suggestion to add the commit date to the version number in git - so a release would have no commit date, interim patched versions would. I would say that any version string should include the "git describe" output David W described

Re: Version naming suggestion

2011-10-10 Thread dinkypumpkin
On 09/10/2011 17:13, bat guano wrote: Some programs (such as FFmpeg-git) show the 'commit'. The version string with commit ID is inserted into FFmpeg when it is compiled. The process relies on having access to a clone of the git repo in order to retrieve the commit history. Look at version.

Re: Version naming suggestion

2011-10-10 Thread David Woodhouse
On Mon, 2011-10-10 at 08:51 +0100, JasonW wrote: > On 10 October 2011 01:25, Nigel Taylor wrote: > > On 10/09/11 17:13, bat guano wrote: > > >> I think that would be a good feature. > >> Some programs (such as FFmpeg-git) show the 'commit'. > > > > Releases should be made regardless of the wind

Re: Version naming suggestion

2011-10-10 Thread JasonW
On 10 October 2011 01:25, Nigel Taylor wrote: > On 10/09/11 17:13, bat guano wrote: >> I think that would be a good feature. >> Some programs (such as FFmpeg-git) show the 'commit'. > Releases should be made regardless of the windows installer, then should > windows fall behind and window users

Re: Version naming suggestion

2011-10-09 Thread Nigel Taylor
On 10/09/11 17:13, bat guano wrote: > > >> >> With all the incremental changes made by dinkypumpkin (and others) to >> the 2.80 perl script, I was thinking it might be a good thing to >> somehow distinguish between them quickly... >> > Hi > I think that would be a good feature. > Some programs (s

RE: Version naming suggestion

2011-10-09 Thread bat guano
> > With all the incremental changes made by dinkypumpkin (and others) to > the 2.80 perl script, I was thinking it might be a good thing to > somehow distinguish between them quickly... > Hi I think that would be a good feature. Some programs (such as FFmpeg-git) show the 'commit'.

Version naming suggestion

2011-10-09 Thread JasonW
With all the incremental changes made by dinkypumpkin (and others) to the 2.80 perl script, I was thinking it might be a good thing to somehow distinguish between them quickly... Perhaps instead of x.yy maybe x.yy-yymmdd ? Just something to make it obvious without having to do a diff/similar. Jus