Hi, Ahh, OK, I understand. Can we make the version in build.xml be something like 1.0 then, so that no user can confuse it for the latest build?
Yoav Shapira Millennium Research Informatics >-----Original Message----- >From: Mladen Turk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 10:56 AM >To: Tomcat Developers List >Subject: Re: [5.5] Using dotted version naming > >Shapira, Yoav wrote: > >> 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. >> > >Well, the RC, alpha, etc... are 'decorated' names. The actual >version are generally some numbers. > >It also breaks the installer too. > >So I wanted that we adopt some kind of agreement that will stop >breaking the build when ever the version gets changed. > >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]
