Hi Sage,
I prefer Option D because it's self explanatory. We could also drop the names. I became attached to them but they are confusing to the new users who is required to remember that firefly is 0.80, giant is 0.87 etc.
Cheers
On 27/02/2015 00:12, Sage Weil wrote:
> -- Option D -- "labeled"
>
> X.Y-{dev,rc,release}Z
>
> - Increment Y on each major named release
> - Increment X if it's a major major named release (bigger change
> than usual)
> - Use dev, rc, or release prefix to clearly label what type of release
> this is
> - Increment Z for stable updates
>
> 1.0-dev1 first infernalis dev release
> 1.0-dev2 another dev release
> ...
> 1.0-rc1 first rc
> 1.0-rc2 next rc
> 1.0-release1 final release
> 1.0-release2 stable update
> 1.0-release3 stable update
> 1.1-dev1 first cut for j-release
> 1.1-dev2 ...
> ...
> 1.1-rc1
> 1.1-release1 stable
> 1.1-release2 stable
> 1.1-release3 stable
>
> Q: How do I tell what kind of release this is?
> A: Look at the string embedded in the version
>
> Q: Will these funny strings confuse things that sort by version?
> A: I don't think so.
dev < rc < release : good pick ;-)
Cheers
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Loïc Dachary, Artisan Logiciel Libre
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