Re: [Plib-users] PLIB versions numbering

[Steve B. <sjb...@ai...>]

torcs wrote:

> I had some problems in the past from PLIB version numbering.
> For all the projects except the kernel, bigger version
> number means "better" or at least newer version.

In the case of PLIB, the Kernel and *many* other projects,
the second number in the version is odd for a development
version, even for stable.

So, 1.4.2 was not exactly "better" than 1.5.0 - it was
more adequately tested - and more stable - but had less
features than the development/unstable version.

> I was facing a lot of support requests due to the use
> of the 1.5.0 version (which was the same as 1.4.0 IIRC)
> instead of the 1.4.2 which had more features.

We make it quite clear that 1.5.0 is unstable - and that
you should only use it if you are a developer.  1.4.x was
stable and should be used by preference.

> As the releases are not frequent for the stable branch
> and even less frequent for the unstable branch, it would
> be a good thing to go back to only one stable branch with
> increasing version numbers.

That's certainly arguable.

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