Since this is a feature release, this can still be done.
We can think about setting the minimum required versions later.  I would
need to add that to my scripts that I use to prepare a release, but that
is not a big deal.

Stefan Manegold wrote:
> Sjoerd, fellow developers,
> 
> I just realize the following:
> 
> (at least) due to my recent changes, (at least) MonetDB4 & MonetDB5 in the
> Aug2009 release branch (most probably) do no longer compile with an earlier
> version of MonetDB common (GDK), mainly because I added (for convenience)
> the assert_shift_width() C macro to gdk.mx/gdk.h .
> 
> It could well be, that binary build of the latest versions of MonetDB4 &
> MonetDB5 still work with binary builds of earlier versions of MonetDB common
> (GDK); at least I'm not aware of any interface changes.
> 
> Hence, unless we remove the assert_shift_width() C macro, again (and
> implement its functionlity differently), we'd need to make the upcoming
> MonetDB-4.32.0 and MonetDB-5.14.0 requiring MonetDB-1.32.0. However, this
> also changes the dependencies for the binaries.
> 
> Well, given our regular release cycle, and Windows installers and super
> source balls that contain "everything", anyway, I don't expect too many
> users that would like to upgrade only M4 or M5 or sql, while keeping the
> "old" GDK ...
> 
> Hence, to be on the save side, I'd propose to update all dependecies in the
> Aug2009 branch to require part from that very branch (and possibly introduce
> this as a standard procedure, unless/until we indeed do partial releases).
> 
> Any thoughs, comments, objections?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Stefan
> 


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Sjoerd Mullender

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