Bram Moolenaar > So how about this: 7.4.000 will be released with MS-Windows > binaries that still support the old systems. Once it's out > and it looks OK we drop support for older systems. That way > 7.4 is what needs to be used for old systems. It includes a > lot of bug fixes since the last binary release. And then > 7.4.001 and further can add stuff that is not possible when > building for the older systems.
That's fine for experts, but very confusing for everyone else. It would be far better to have 7.3.999 (or whatever the final number is) be the last version that runs on older Windows. The official binaries normally are not updated, but why not make an exception in this case and issue executables for 7.3.999 with a note that it is the last version that runs on Windows older than XP. People would find it a lot easier to understand that 7.4.x is the new system, and that 7.3.x was the last that supported old systems. I haven't upgraded Vim for a while, but I assume Vim still displays "7.3" for :version, with the included patches on a separate line. Standard users would not understand what is meant by 7.3.0 versus 7.3.1. John -- -- You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_dev" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
