Re: Bump BOOST_GIL_VERSION for Boost 1.72?

From: Mateusz Loskot (mateusz_at_[hidden])
Date: 2019-11-06 18:22:10

On Wed, 6 Nov 2019 at 19:05, stefan <stefan_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> On 2019-11-06 12:55 p.m., Mateusz Loskot wrote:
> >
> > Currently, the internal version is 22 (aka 2.2) set for Boost 1.68.
> > Given the extensive additions to public API during GSoC,
> > shall we bump the number?
> >
> > I think it is right to make it 3.0.
> >
> > Objections? Opinions?
> >
> > [1] https://github.com/boostorg/gil/blob/3b8398f17cc91ae1501be9d1d8c204f5cb241ece/include/boost/gil/version.hpp
>
> I honestly find confusing to associate two distinct version numbers with
> Boost.GIL,

I find it confusing too or at least useless.
I'd prefer if we can stick to one, the Boost version.

Shall we consider removing the whole `version.hpp` instead?

> but since we have our own version number, I agree we should
> bump it to indicate the API changes. (I wouldn't go as far as thinking
> in terms of semantic versioning, though, so a version bump is just a
> bump, without any metric. :-) )

I agree no semver is needed.
If answer to my previous question is that we can not remove the internal
version, then I will just bump it.

Best regards,
-- 
Mateusz Loskot, http://mateusz.loskot.net