Re: [sdcc-devel] PIC Commits

[<pa...@pj...>]

>I'd like
>to recommend that the development versions have a odd patch number (2.3.1)
>and the release versions a even patch number (2.3.2) as this most easially
>fits into the way cvs does things.

A lot of people are really used to the convention of checking
if the middle digit is even or odd, thanks to the linux kernel.
If the even=stable, odd=developmental convention is used, it
makes sense to do it in the minor rev simply because so many
people are trained to look at that digit.

Personally, I'd like to see the patch level incremented much more
frequently, regardless of what happens with the major and minor
revs.  I think this really helps out end users who occasionally
do an anonymous cvs checkout or download the nightly builds, as
the string reported with -v and the filename of the nightly
build change as features are added and bugs get fixed.  This also
makes it easier for novice users to report bugs, as a 2.3.24 bug
would narrow it down a lot better than what usually gets put in
the bug tracker today.

There is still plenty of room for stable releases using the major
and minor revs.



Paul