Re: Proposed version number change for 21.2
SL Baur <steve(a)xemacs.org> writes:
Pete Ware <ware(a)cis.ohio-state.edu> writes in
xemacs-beta(a)xemacs.org:
> Use dates -- it even tells people how old their version is. Tack on a
> "beta" to warn people off.
Dates don't conveniently go into scripts. How would you determine a
priori which was the previous version? This is needed for generating
patch kits.
Umm, look for it? Save it in a file?
1998286 no
1998285 no
...
1998001 no
1997366 (day doesn't exist)
1997365 presto!
Actually, the real problem is how do you indicate a future release
(aka 21.2).
--pete