Again, to reiterate once more in this thread, 2.4 **is** major release. The versioning scheme is generation.major.minor.patch, so 2.4.0.0 is the full version number for 2.4.0, we just drop the last .0 as it's not really a patch release.
Aki > On 26/01/2026 12:59 EET "Tóth Attila" via dovecot <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I was reading documentation and converting my config step-by-step. There > were a bunch of error messages to sort out. Most of them I could, but > there are permission issues preventing the upgrade. I'm not an IT > illiterate and maintaining servers for 20+ years. But this one gives me > headaches. Again: I did RTFM. > There was a recent post by Curtis, so my problems may be syntax related > after all and not about permissions in any way. > > So despite of reading release announcements and all sorts of > documentations, it is still not straightforward. And I am not the only one > according to the list. > > I go with Marek. These changes would have provided enough a reason for a > major version bump, not from 2.3 to 2.4. And it would have been good to > indicate deprecated configuration options before or provide config > backward compatibility or conversion. Not to break nearly every config as > it was. > -- > dr Tóth Attila, Radiológus, 06-20-825-8057 > Attila Toth MD, Radiologist, +36-20-825-8057 > > 2026.Január 25.(V) 12:54 időpontban Washington Odhiambo via dovecot ezt írta: > > On Sun, Jan 25, 2026 at 2:47PM Marek Gresko via dovecot > > <[1][email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > it may be true the change was announced long time before, but me > > personally also did not notice and was quite surprised. If there is > > such > > a big compatibility change I would expoect major version number > > change > > (3.0) not a minor (2.4) which evokes some higher progress but not the > > configuration compatibility change. > > > > I would also expect on such change if the software accepts also old > > config for some time and logs about deprecated config. Just to get > > prepared. I accept there could be reasons which did not allow authors > > to > > do it like that. > > > > Marek > > > > Every major release or point release always comes with a Release > > Announcement and if there are any breaking changes, they are always > > listed. > > Your expectations as stated are personal. The developers just do their > > thing as always. > > Before any upgrade/update, always refer to the Release Announcement! > > -- > > Best regards, > > Odhiambo WASHINGTON, > > Nairobi,KE > > +254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223 > > In an Internet failure case, the #1 suspect is a constant: DNS. > > "Oh, the cruft.", egrep -v '^$|^.*#' -\_(Tu)_/- :-) > > [How to ask smart > > questions: [2]http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html] > > > > References > > > > Visible links > > 1. mailto:[email protected] > > 2. http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > > _______________________________________________ > > dovecot mailing list -- [email protected] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > > > > _______________________________________________ > dovecot mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] _______________________________________________ dovecot mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
