Re: [Zope3-dev] A thought on backward compatibility and minimum versions

2007-05-31 Thread Benji York
Jim Fulton wrote: In thinking about how we might specify that we want to depend on major versions but sometimes need to specify minimum versions, the following occurred to me: I really like it. Of course we can do it without new syntax (unless I'm missing something), but the syntax would

[Zope3-dev] A thought on backward compatibility and minimum versions

2007-05-31 Thread Jim Fulton
In thinking about how we might specify that we want to depend on major versions but sometimes need to specify minimum versions, the following occurred to me: - Suppose that we always had access to the latest released version, - Suppose that, within a major release, all releases were

Re: [Zope3-dev] A thought on backward compatibility and minimum versions

2007-05-31 Thread Stephan Richter
On Thursday 31 May 2007 10:25, Benji York wrote: Jim Fulton wrote: In thinking about how we might specify that we want to depend on   major versions but sometimes need to specify minimum versions, the   following occurred to me: I really like it.  Of course we can do it without new syntax

Re: [Zope3-dev] A thought on backward compatibility and minimum versions

2007-05-31 Thread Christian Theune
Ah, Am Donnerstag, den 31.05.2007, 10:12 -0400 schrieb Jim Fulton: In thinking about how we might specify that we want to depend on major versions but sometimes need to specify minimum versions, the following occurred to me: [...] Ah, I think it's a good idea. And it would still allow

Re: [Zope3-dev] A thought on backward compatibility and minimum versions

2007-05-31 Thread Jim Fulton
On May 31, 2007, at 11:09 AM, Christian Theune wrote: Hi, Am Donnerstag, den 31.05.2007, 10:56 -0400 schrieb Jim Fulton: Would a requirement of foobar 2.1* mean every stable release of foobar 2.1 and all micro versions? I don't understand your question. The intention was to find out

Re: [Zope3-dev] A thought on backward compatibility and minimum versions

2007-05-31 Thread Christian Theune
Am Donnerstag, den 31.05.2007, 11:12 -0400 schrieb Jim Fulton: On May 31, 2007, at 11:09 AM, Christian Theune wrote: Hi, Am Donnerstag, den 31.05.2007, 10:56 -0400 schrieb Jim Fulton: Would a requirement of foobar 2.1* mean every stable release of foobar 2.1 and all micro versions?

Re: [Zope3-dev] A thought on backward compatibility and minimum versions

2007-05-31 Thread Dieter Maurer
Jim Fulton wrote at 2007-5-31 10:12 -0400: In thinking about how we might specify that we want to depend on major versions but sometimes need to specify minimum versions, the following occurred to me: - Suppose that we always had access to the latest released version, - Suppose that, within

Re: [Zope3-dev] A thought on backward compatibility and minimum versions

2007-05-31 Thread Bernd Dorn
On 31.05.2007, at 20:08, Dieter Maurer wrote: I fear my colleagues responsible to maintain the productive versions would not be happy: They want the system to be as stable as possible. If they need to introduce a new component, they usually prefer to just add this one component. Only

Re: [Zope3-dev] A thought on backward compatibility and minimum versions

2007-05-31 Thread Jim Fulton
On May 31, 2007, at 2:08 PM, Dieter Maurer wrote: Jim Fulton wrote at 2007-5-31 10:12 -0400: In thinking about how we might specify that we want to depend on major versions but sometimes need to specify minimum versions, the following occurred to me: - Suppose that we always had access to

Re: [Zope3-dev] A thought on backward compatibility and minimum versions

2007-05-31 Thread Andreas Jung
--On 31. Mai 2007 20:08:02 +0200 Dieter Maurer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jim Fulton wrote at 2007-5-31 10:12 -0400: In thinking about how we might specify that we want to depend on major versions but sometimes need to specify minimum versions, the following occurred to me: - Suppose that we

Re: [Zope3-dev] A thought on backward compatibility and minimum versions

2007-05-31 Thread Dieter Maurer
Jim Fulton wrote at 2007-5-31 14:15 -0400: ... I fear my colleagues responsible to maintain the productive versions would not be happy: They want the system to be as stable as possible. If they need to introduce a new component, they usually prefer to just add this one component.

Re: [Zope3-dev] A thought on backward compatibility and minimum versions

2007-05-31 Thread Jim Fulton
On May 31, 2007, at 2:47 PM, Dieter Maurer wrote: Jim Fulton wrote at 2007-5-31 14:15 -0400: ... I fear my colleagues responsible to maintain the productive versions would not be happy: They want the system to be as stable as possible. If they need to introduce a new component, they