OK, so what do we do with 7.3.1. Increment major or minor? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
pgman wrote: > Tom Lane wrote: > > Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Tom Lane wrote: > > >> Wrong --- if you need a recompile then it's not binary-compatible, so > > >> it should be a major version bump. > > > > > But the previous poster said only API changes were reasons to bump the > > > major, right? > > > > Yes. He meant *binary* API changes, though, ie, anything that would > > break extant executables originally linked to the prior version of the > > shared library. > > Just for clarification --- don't most/all our releases make a binary > change that needs are compile? Actually, you are saying a recompile of > the client, right? Yes, we do those rarely, and in 7.3, for the NOTIFY > structure change. What we do often is want old binaries to use our new > libraries. That isn't a major bump requirement, right? > > -- > Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us > [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 359-1001 > + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road > + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to [EMAIL PROTECTED])
