Re: When is it appropriate to update a major version number?

[Larry Jones]

Mike Jellison writes:
> 
> It seems you saying never update your project to a new major version number,
> you should used tags to reflect releases.

Correct.

> I don't understand why updating a major version number is a bad thing.

Because it encourages you to actually pay attention to the version
numbers, which you shouldn't do when using CVS.  Once you start
branching, you get all kinds of weird version numbers -- it's best to
learn that they're really just for CVS and people should completely
ignore them.  People should pay attention to tags instead.

> When would it be appropriate to update a major version?
> 
> When would it be appropriate to update an individual file to a new major
> version?

Never.

-Larry Jones

The hardest part for us avant-garde post-modern artists is
deciding whether or not to embrace commercialism.  -- Calvin