Re: address@hidden: Re: Possible help with stable Emacs releases.]

[Kim F. Storm]

Stefan Monnier <address@hidden> writes:

>> CVS version:  22.1.-999
>> Pretests:     22.1.-998 ... 22.1.-1
>> Initial release: 22.1  (or 22.1.0)
>> Bug fixes:    22.1.1, 22.1.2, ...
>> Minor releases: 22.2, 22.3, ...
>
> Counter proposal:
>
> CVS version:  22.0.50
> Pretests:     22.0.90, 22.0.91, ..., 22.0.99, 22.0.991, ...
> Initial release: 22.1
> Bug fixes:    22.2, 22.3, ...
> Minor release = bug fix
>
> I hereby offer to make all the necessary changes (barely any, other than
> change all the references to 21.4 to say 22.1 and to change 21.3.50 to
> 22.0.50).

This proposal still does not address the constant confusion (just look
at the mailing lists) about the unclear numbering of the CVS version;
IMO, the cvs version and pretests should use THE SAME minor number as
the final release -- not the minor number of previous release.

What about:

CVS version:  22.1.-999
Pretests:     22.1.-998 ... 22.1.-1
Initial release: 22.1
Bug fixes:    22.2, 22.3, ...
Minor releases = bug fix

This also allows us to have a "working" version in CVS for bug fixes /
minor releases, e.g.

     22.2.-999

and run pretests for minor releases, e.g.

     22.2.-998


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