I like -dev and -rc more as well. -alpha on the master branch seems weird to me. I feel like alpha implies we actually did an official branched release, and not just commits from the main line where we’re doing development.
Tim > On Jul 25, 2019, at 8:12 AM, Robin Sommer <ro...@corelight.com> wrote: > > Using "3.1.0-X" would also feel semantically a bit confusing I think > as we'd be changing the meaning of a scheme we're already using. > > I like the idea of using "dev.X" and "rcX". I was originally feeling > similar about "alpha" but the sorting is a nice property to have. > Swtiching from "beta" to "rc" would address that. > > In the end, either scheme works for me. > > Robin > > On Wed, Jul 24, 2019 at 20:36 -0700, Jonathan Siwek wrote: > >> On Wed, Jul 24, 2019 at 6:02 PM Johanna Amann <joha...@icir.org> wrote: >>> >>> Actually, thinking about it some more - could we just not have the >>> -alpha (or -dev) label, and go back to how it was before - with a >>> changed meaning? >>> >>> so - just 3.1.0-[commit-number] for the development builds. >> >> Our versioning script uses the last-reachable tag in "master". At the >> time we start the 3.1.0 development cycle, we don't have that 3.1.0 >> tag, and also that tag won't ever be made along the "master" branch, >> it will be made sometime later within the "release/3.1" branch. >> >>>> I generally like this - the only thing that I am not sure about is the >>>> alpha label. >>>> >>>> I get that it works great with alphabetic ordering - but for me alpha >>>> tends to signify some kind of test release. >> >> What's meant by "test release" here ? >> >> Could essentially consider any given commit in "master" to be a "test >> release" -- and if we decide to be more formal/vocal about providing >> builds of "master" (e.g. the OBS nightlies), then "alpha" may describe >> exactly what you think it signifies ? >> >> - Jon >> _______________________________________________ >> zeek-dev mailing list >> zeek-dev@zeek.org >> http://mailman.icsi.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/zeek-dev > > > > > -- > Robin Sommer * Corelight, Inc. * ro...@corelight.com * www.corelight.com > _______________________________________________ > zeek-dev mailing list > zeek-dev@zeek.org > http://mailman.icsi.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/zeek-dev _______________________________________________ zeek-dev mailing list zeek-dev@zeek.org http://mailman.icsi.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/zeek-dev