Bodo Meissner wrote:
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Am 22.08.2010 22:40, schrieb Sebastian Klein:
Bodo Meissner wrote:
I added a getVersion method to remotecontrol. [...] On compatible
extensions the minor version should be incremented, on incompatible
changes the major version should be incremented and the minor version
set to 0.
What is the minor version good for?
When I add a method to remotecontrol I will change the minor version only. An
old version of wmsplugin can still use the new version of remotecontrol.
A new version of wmsplugin that needs the new method will not accept older
minor versions of remotecontrol.
When I have to do incompatible changes I will change the major version. An
older wmsplugin will never try to use a new major version of remotecontrol.
That's why I implemented a == check for the major version and a >= check for
the minor version.
The getVersion() method is only needed for upwards compatibility.
Dependency on new features can be achieved by reading remotecontrol's
svn version.
But I guess it is more consistent the way you did it, so why not...
Sebastian
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