> However, what would be the pros and cons or possibilities of making > implementation and specification versions the same? Given we already > increment all specification versions between releases, this should > achieve the same purpose for anyone not utilising daily builds? >
http://bits.netbeans.org/dev/javadoc/org-openide-modules/org/openide/modules/doc-files/api.html#how-vers Implementation version is a free form text. Specification version must be dewey decimal. Having them be the same means that implementation version would be equal to dewey's decimal spec version. Could it work? Maybe. It is certainly truth that if Apache does only source releases, then it would be great if two subsequent builds on the same source result in the same bits. -jt
