Re: [U-Boot-Users] RFC: U-Boot version numbering

2008-08-06 Thread Ken.Fuchs
> > Wolfgang Denk wrote: > > > Well, the "version 2" prefix is kind of already taken by > > > Sascha Hauers alternative implementation. > > > > > > Should we go for 2.x.x anyway? > On Wed, Aug 06, 2008 at 11:47:22AM -0500, Ken Fuchs wrote: > > May I suggest CC.YY.MM? > > > > VERSION = > > PA

Re: [U-Boot-Users] RFC: U-Boot version numbering

2008-08-06 Thread Scott Wood
On Wed, Aug 06, 2008 at 11:47:22AM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Wolfgang Denk wrote: > > > Well, the "version 2" prefix is kind of already taken by Sascha Hauers > > alternative implementation. > > > > Should we go for 2.x.x anyway? > > May I suggest CC.YY.MM? > > VERSION = > PATCHLEVEL =

Re: [U-Boot-Users] RFC: U-Boot version numbering

2008-08-06 Thread Ken.Fuchs
Wolfgang Denk wrote: > Well, the "version 2" prefix is kind of already taken by Sascha Hauers > alternative implementation. > > Should we go for 2.x.x anyway? May I suggest CC.YY.MM? VERSION = PATCHLEVEL = SUBLEVEL = EXTRAVERSION = or So this month's release number would become 20.08.08.

Re: [U-Boot-Users] RFC: U-Boot version numbering

2008-08-04 Thread Matthias Fuchs
Hi, in general I totally ack to a new version numbering scheme. When we are releasing U-Boot for some of our hardware this is typically done asynchronous to the U-Boot release cycle. We (often) cannot wait until a new U-Boot is released. So we take the current U-Boot version + build date/time as

Re: [U-Boot-Users] RFC: U-Boot version numbering

2008-08-04 Thread Jens Gehrlein
Feng Kan schrieb: > Albert ARIBAUD wrote: >> Wolfgang Denk a écrit : >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> I would like to get your general opinion about changing the U-Boot >>> version numbering scheme. >>> >>> To be honest, I never really understood myself how this is supposed >>> to work and if the next

Re: [U-Boot-Users] RFC: U-Boot version numbering

2008-08-04 Thread Martin Krause
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on : > Kumar Gala wrote: > > On Aug 1, 2008, at 10:32 AM, Wolfgang Denk wrote: > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > I would like to get your general opinion about changing the > > > U-Boot version numbering scheme. > > > > > > To be honest, I never really understood myse

Re: [U-Boot-Users] RFC: U-Boot version numbering

2008-08-01 Thread Albert ARIBAUD
Feng Kan a écrit : > You can just do v2008.1. That would be v2008.01, then, lest we want FTP sites to put november and december releases between january and february. :) > You can add a third field for the day for those > really serious > bugs:) What, and not be able to crank out several rel

Re: [U-Boot-Users] RFC: U-Boot version numbering

2008-08-01 Thread Feng Kan
Albert ARIBAUD wrote: > Wolfgang Denk a écrit : > >> Hello, >> >> I would like to get your general opinion about changing the U-Boot >> version numbering scheme. >> >> To be honest, I never really understood myself how this is supposed >> to work and if the next version should be 1.3.4 or 1

Re: [U-Boot-Users] RFC: U-Boot version numbering

2008-08-01 Thread Wolfgang Denk
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote: > > IMHO I think it is best to stick with the same version numbering > scheme that you started with, even if it is not perfect. The > alternative timestamp scheme is not perfect either. You can probably > find as many advantages for one as for the other, an

Re: [U-Boot-Users] RFC: U-Boot version numbering

2008-08-01 Thread Adrian Filipi
Like a lot of others, I think v1.08.xx will be confusing alongside the existing 1.x.y releases. As to the v1/v2 issues, the problem is that it's just a number and a greater number implies progress and a unidirectional relationship. Given that v2 already exists concurrent with v1, it's misleadi

Re: [U-Boot-Users] RFC: U-Boot version numbering

2008-08-01 Thread Wolfgang Denk
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote: > > A minor :) issue I can see is that there might be *some* confusion > because of an apparent, numerical rollback from 1.3.4 back to 1.08.xx. > You're bound to encounter some folks who will ask, again and again, why > you're working on 1.02.yy when 1.

Re: [U-Boot-Users] RFC: U-Boot version numbering

2008-08-01 Thread Ben Warren
Albert ARIBAUD wrote: > Ben Warren a écrit : >> Kumar Gala wrote: >>> On Aug 1, 2008, at 10:32 AM, Wolfgang Denk wrote: >>> >>> Hello, I would like to get your general opinion about changing the U-Boot version numbering scheme. To be honest, I never really underst

Re: [U-Boot-Users] RFC: U-Boot version numbering

2008-08-01 Thread Albert ARIBAUD
Ben Warren a écrit : > Kumar Gala wrote: >> On Aug 1, 2008, at 10:32 AM, Wolfgang Denk wrote: >> >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> I would like to get your general opinion about changing the U-Boot >>> version numbering scheme. >>> >>> To be honest, I never really understood myself how this is supposed

Re: [U-Boot-Users] RFC: U-Boot version numbering

2008-08-01 Thread Ben Warren
Kumar Gala wrote: > On Aug 1, 2008, at 10:32 AM, Wolfgang Denk wrote: > > >> Hello, >> >> I would like to get your general opinion about changing the U-Boot >> version numbering scheme. >> >> To be honest, I never really understood myself how this is supposed >> to work and if the next vers

Re: [U-Boot-Users] RFC: U-Boot version numbering

2008-08-01 Thread Hugo Villeneuve
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello, > > I would like to get your general opinion about changing the U-Boot > version numbering scheme. > > To be honest, I never really understood myself how this is supposed > to work and if the next version should be 1.3.4 or 1.4.0 or 2.0.0, i. > e. which ch

Re: [U-Boot-Users] RFC: U-Boot version numbering

2008-08-01 Thread ksi
On Fri, 1 Aug 2008, Wolfgang Denk wrote: That is fine but I suggest changing version to 2. If we keep it at 1 it will be confusing because we do already have a bunch of 1.xx.xx releases. Other than that I agree. > Hello, > > I would like to get your general opinion about changing the U-Boot >

Re: [U-Boot-Users] RFC: U-Boot version numbering

2008-08-01 Thread Albert ARIBAUD
Wolfgang Denk a écrit : > Hello, > > I would like to get your general opinion about changing the U-Boot > version numbering scheme. > > To be honest, I never really understood myself how this is supposed > to work and if the next version should be 1.3.4 or 1.4.0 or 2.0.0, i. > e. which cha

Re: [U-Boot-Users] RFC: U-Boot version numbering

2008-08-01 Thread Kumar Gala
On Aug 1, 2008, at 10:32 AM, Wolfgang Denk wrote: > Hello, > > I would like to get your general opinion about changing the U-Boot > version numbering scheme. > > To be honest, I never really understood myself how this is supposed > to work and if the next version should be 1.3.4 or 1.4.0 or

[U-Boot-Users] RFC: U-Boot version numbering

2008-08-01 Thread Wolfgang Denk
Hello, I would like to get your general opinion about changing the U-Boot version numbering scheme. To be honest, I never really understood myself how this is supposed to work and if the next version should be 1.3.4 or 1.4.0 or 2.0.0, i. e. which changes / additions are important enough t