Tom Lane wrote: > Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Stephen Frost wrote: > >> We should bump the minor version when we actually add something new to > >> the library (which is probably just about every time we do a major > >> version, but still). > > > The problem is the risk of forgetting during development. When we break > > an API it is obvious, but improvements are so regular you can't remember > > when you first do it for each interface. > > We could possibly do the bump at the end of the cycle (eg, just before > beta) if no major bump has happened meanwhile. However, this would > complicate life for developers. I believe one of the arguments for the > immediate minor bump was so that you could tell a development library > from the previous release version, and (if your platform lets you) even > install them in parallel.
Yes, a late bump would invalidate a lot of installations running CVS in testing. -- Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://postgres.enterprisedb.com + If your life is a hard drive, Christ can be your backup. + ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend
