Hi, The x.x-dev is a placeholder in build.xml. The Release Manager adds version=a.b.c to his/her build.properties when doing a release, thereby overriding the placeholder x.x-dev value. This is a common convention not just for Tomcat, but for almost every open source project I've worked on ;)
Does something break if the version is non-numeric? A lot of projects also use the string "RC" or "alpha" or "beta" in the actual version name as well, although we don't do that for Tomcat. Yoav Shapira Millennium Research Informatics >-----Original Message----- >From: Mladen Turk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 10:46 AM >To: Tomcat Developers List >Subject: Re: [5.5] Using dotted version naming > >Shapira, Yoav wrote: >> Hola, >> I'm 0 on it. I think we (and numerous other projects, large and small) >have been doing fine with a.b.c, and a.b.c.d is overkill. But if it's >automated, and we keep using a.b.c for normal releases and use a.b.c.d only >for patches, then it's OK. >> > >Well, we actually have a single number right now (both 5.0 and 5.5 are >fixed numbers). > >What I'm trying is to differentiate actual bugfxing from new release >that adds extra functionality, optimization, etc... > >Anyhow, I just don't like those non-numeric 'x.x-dev' versions. >Anything else is just fine :). > >Regards, >MT. This e-mail, including any attachments, is a confidential business communication, and may contain information that is confidential, proprietary and/or privileged. This e-mail is intended only for the individual(s) to whom it is addressed, and may not be saved, copied, printed, disclosed or used by anyone else. If you are not the(an) intended recipient, please immediately delete this e-mail from your computer system and notify the sender. Thank you. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
