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From: Stefan Monnier via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor <help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: [OFFTOPIC] Semver (was: Emacs Versions: major, minor and ...?)
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2021 18:11:41 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwvpmw4e357.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 87o8bp9e72.fsf@zoho.eu

[ Retitled to clarify we're not talking about Emacs versions.  ]

> Yes, major.minor.patch is what I've heard, I guess
> major.minor.micro is more logical but it is always (sometimes)
> good with a style change at the end, it makes it
> more interesting.
>
> The problem with this scheme is where do you draw the line
> between these three things, exactly?

It's simple and clear:

- "micro/patch" changes preserve both forward and backward compatibility.

- "minor" changes break forward compatible but not backward compatibility.

- "major" changes break both forward and backward compatibility.


        Stefan




  reply	other threads:[~2021-06-29 22:11 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2021-06-26 18:05 Emacs Versions: major, minor and ...? Colin Baxter
2021-06-26 18:27 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-06-26 19:38   ` Colin Baxter
2021-06-27  5:47     ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-06-28  3:56 ` mrf
2021-06-28  4:22   ` Stefan Monnier via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-06-28  5:29     ` Colin Baxter
2021-06-28  5:30     ` mrf
2021-06-28  5:14   ` Colin Baxter
2021-06-29 10:07   ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-06-29 22:11     ` Stefan Monnier via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor [this message]
2021-06-30 19:49       ` [OFFTOPIC] Semver (was: Emacs Versions: major, minor and ...?) Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-06-30 20:00         ` [OFFTOPIC] Semver Stefan Monnier via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-07-05 21:30           ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-07-06  9:28             ` Yuri Khan
2021-07-06  9:54               ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-07-06 11:49                 ` Yuri Khan
2021-07-06 16:29                   ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-07-06 17:00                   ` [External] : " Drew Adams

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