On 01/29/2013 08:09 AM, Thien-Thi Nguyen wrote:
> () Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattar...@gmail.com>
> () Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:48:59 +0100
>
> So I propose the following change in the Automake versioning scheme:
> [...]
>
> Sounds good. Going further, you could maybe define notation (described
> in HACKING) for categories of changes (backward-{in}compatible, etc)
>
Fully agreed; and abridged version of this proposal is to land in HACKING
soon(ish).
> and methodically use them in the ChangeLog entries.
>
This would be overkill IMVHO.
> This would be both informative to the user, and helpful to prevent
> mistakes (by casual contributors :-D).
>
> I also propose the following change to the branching scheme currently
> implemented in the Automake Git repository:
> [...]
>
> These details should also be explained in HACKING.
>
Again, +1
> to publicize the new versioning scheme
>
> - ??? (suggestions welcome)
>
> Maybe cut a release that changes only the version number?
>
> Personally I would find that to be not particularly useful, but others might
> welcome the explicitness.
>
Sounds overkill, and some people might even be annoyed by this ("you made
me upgrade my installation only to bump the version number ?!?"). I'd
rather avoid that.
Let's hope a clear NEWS entry in 1.13.2 will be enough to catch the eyes
of enough people.
Thanks,
Stefano
