Date: Tue, 9 May 1995 19:02:26 -0700 (PDT) From: "Rodney W. Grimes" <rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com> To: asami@cs.berkeley.edu (Satoshi Asami | =?ISO-2022-JP?B?GyRCQHUbKEI=?= =?ISO-2022-JP?B?GyRCOCsbKEIgGyRCOC0bKEI=?=) Cc: wollman@halloran-eldar.lcs.mit.edu, paul@isl.cf.ac.uk, bde@zeta.org.au, ache@freefall.cdrom.com, CVS-commiters@freefall.cdrom.com, cvs-gnu@freefall.cdrom.com Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/gnu/lib/libreadline Makefile Message-ID: <199505100202.TAA06456@gndrsh.aac.dev.com> In-Reply-To: <199505100135.SAA16944@forgery.CS.Berkeley.EDU> from "Satoshi Asami | =?ISO-2022-JP?B?GyRCQHUbKEI=?= =?ISO-2022-JP?B?GyRCOCsbKEIgGyRCOC0bKEI=?=" at May 9, 95 06:35:54 pm
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> > * > I thought we agreed that it would get bunped *once* per release. > * > * Indeed we did so agree. > * > * (Well, closer to the mark, I recommended establishing such a policy, a > * few people stated their agreement, and nobody objected at the time.) > > Ok...then let me reiterate the proposal. > > ========<from here>======== > > The version number gets bumped the first time someone changes > something in a library (in a visible way from the caller) after a > release. It stays there until the next release (except, of course > when the first change requires a minor number change and the second > requires a major number change), so people modifying the library > should check the commit logs before changing the version numbers. > > Note: > > The following events cause major version numbers to be bumped > > (1) deleting a function > (2) interface change (different argument order, etc.) (3) change of functionality in a function (ie, when I add %b to printf it will require a major number bump, since calling the old printf with a %b will just blow it out of the water). > and the following events will require the minor number to be bumped > > (3) adding a function > > In general, a x.y library can be substituted for x.z if y > z, and > this is the only possible substitution. > > =========<to here>========= > > If nobody objects, then this will become the official policy. :) Please commit it as /usr/src/policy/library_versions -- Rod Grimes rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com Accurate Automation Company Custom computers for FreeBSD
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