There seems to be consensus to rename AOO42X to AOO50X as well as the resultant changes required in the codebase for the new numbering. That also applied to trunk as well, which is noted at v450.
I'll make the change next week when I get back unless someone bets me to it. > On Aug 12, 2026, at 10:37 AM, Pedro Lino via dev <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hi Jim, all > > Regarding your initial question I think it makes sense to move to 5.0 (with > all the weight that a .0 version will carry). The changes are big enough to > consider it a major new version. > > I think that AOO is not in a position to discard the 32bit version under > Windows suddenly (given the unknown stability of a brand new 64bit version). > It would be better if AOO 5.0 is compatible with 32-bit Windows but if it is > not possible, it will probably be a very marginal loss. > > Best, > Pedro > >> On 08/12/2026 1:52 PM WEST Jim Jagielski <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> One more question: What about 32 bit versions? Do we continue to support AOO >> on Windows 32bit and Linux/FreeBSD 32bit? >> >> BTW: It looks like FreeBSD 10.x is the oldest version which includes the >> required c++11 toolset. I have no idea what our FreeBSD compatibility matrix >> looks like for AOO 4.1.x. >> >>> On Aug 10, 2026, at 10:21 AM, Dave Fisher <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I support AOO50X and that we emphasize modern OS and dependency support >>> which drives a major version release. >>> >>> We also should reconsider what should be the minimum supported OSs and >>> underlying dependencies. >>> >>> 1. macOS silicon, but what minimum version? >>> 2. 64 bit Windows, but what level of dev platform? >>> 3. Linux. Versions of RHEL and CENTOS? >>> 4. Python 3.10 or greater? >>> 5. Java JDK version minimum? >>> 6. What happens to FreeBSD and OS/2 downstreams? >>> >>> Best, >>> Dave >>> >>>> On Aug 10, 2026, at 6:10 AM, Jim Jagielski <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> There's been some discussion regarding whether or not the version number >>>> 4.2.x (or even 4.5.x) is "right" for the next major version we are looking >>>> at. It's been suggested that maybe AOO42X be renamed to AOO50X and the >>>> respective changes also be applied to trunk as well. >>>> >>>> Comments? >>>> FWIW: I would support that effort. >>>> -- >>>> Jim >>>> "This is an outrage!" >>>> Tony Harrison >>>> >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >>> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >>> >> >> -- >> Jim >> "This is an outrage!" >> Tony Harrison > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > -- Jim "This is an outrage!" Tony Harrison
