Re: [boost] on boost version numbers

From: Thomas Witt (witt_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-12-06 14:31:19

Stefan

Stefan Seefeld wrote:
> Thomas Witt wrote:
>>
>> Yes it is meaningless, but is it worth the effort? Personally I don't 
>> think so, we have bigger fish to fry.
> 
> I have to admit that I don't have any idea of the efford. I would guess
> it is a single configuration item in some Jamfile or somesuch.

Well Murphy says it's certainly more than one place. Even if it's just a 
single place there is the effort of communicating that change.

>> Agreed, we do need a way to identify patch releases. There is a clear 
>> distinction between the kind of changes allowed in a 1.X and a 1.X.Y 
>> release.
> 
> Yes, though these questions only concern the release management (i.e.
> developers).

I am not sure I understand you correctly. AFAICS this is of concern to 
the users in terms of API compatibility, likeliness of regressions and 
such.

Thomas

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