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Re: Version string bump
On Tue, May 16, 2000 at 09:04:08PM -0700, Geoff Keating wrote:
> The way we do this in glibc-land is to set VERSION=2.10.90. This then
> becomes the first prerelease version number.
I'm unconvinced this is as clear as gcc-land's "2.96 20000518 (experimental)"
vs "2.95.2 19991024 (release)". Having the status marker in there
explicitly makes sure that the user doesn't have to figure out
whatever numbering scheme you're using.
r~