Confused of build number schema

[Markus KARG]

In "BetterBuildsWithMaven.pdf" I have read the following:

"In the current version scheme, the snapshot (as shown above)

release to indicate patched builds."







I do not understand this.
Please explain...

Thanks
Markus

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is a special case where the qualifier and build number are both allowed. In a regular version, you can provide only the qualifier, or only the build number. It is intended that the qualifier indicates a version prior to release (for example, alpha-1, beta-1, rc1), while the build number is an increment after In fact I am confused now. The first sentence tells that "-1" is only allowed with "-SNAPSHOT". The second sentence shows an example where "-1" is used together with "alpha". But actually "alpha" is not "SNAPSHOT". So the example is forbidden. Strange. Confusing. Later there is a sentence telling that "1.2-beta-1 is newer than 1.2-beta". So actually "-1" seems to be allowed not only with "SNAPSHOT" but also with "beta"...?! Can somebody explain to me the deeper logic of that? I mean, either "-1" os only allowed with "SNAPSHOT", or it is not. OR: "beta" is TREATED like SNAPSHOT?

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