RFC: Version information string vs. version number

[Ralf Corsepius]

Ole Reinhardt wrote:
> Hi,
> 
>> This won't work well for newlib, because the release discipline
>> amounts to "update the version every december". You'ld need to use the
>> CVS revision number. There is no correlation between the nominal
>> newlib version number and the feature set.
> 
> Oh, I understand. Is there any other way to differentiate between those
> versions / feature sets?

Don't rely on versions, but check for them. One way to do so would be 
using autoconf.

Ralf