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Posted to dev@httpd.apache.org by Micha Lenk <mi...@lenk.info> on 2018/04/23 16:12:48 UTC
Re: Start using RCs
Hi Jim,
On Fri, Apr 20, 2018 at 08:54:09AM -0400, Jim Jagielski wrote:
> We have a history, as well as a published "agreement" on what minor
> version numbering means.
Just to make sure I am on the same page, would you mind to make that
explicit? Where is that published?
> Our module eco-system is huge and we need to factor/consider not only
> the big players, but also the solitary developers who have modules. It
> is a long, long history and if/when we need to reconsider versioning,
> the impact will not be insignificant.
>
> [...]
> Again, it is all in balance, and likely we've just not achieved that
> lately due to the extreme complexities of the eco-system around,
> internal, external and dependent upon us.
But isn't the very purpose of the major.minor construct (that renders
all modules incompatible on a minor version bump) to get a handle on the
"extreme complexity" of the eco-system? If so, is the major.minor
construct used correctly to get the most out of it?
Regards,
Micha
Re: Start using RCs
Posted by Micha Lenk <mi...@lenk.info>.
On 04/23/2018 07:24 PM, Paul Querna wrote:
> https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/trunk/VERSIONING
>
> Contains a much more verbose... non-semver versioning scheme.
Interesting. Did you realize this already covers the recently suggested
use of release candidates? Even on the 2.4.x branch...
Regards,
Micha
Re: Start using RCs
Posted by Paul Querna <pa...@querna.org>.
On Mon, Apr 23, 2018 at 10:10 AM, Micha Lenk <mi...@lenk.info> wrote:
> On 04/23/2018 06:33 PM, William A Rowe Jr wrote:
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 23, 2018 at 11:12 AM, Micha Lenk <mi...@lenk.info> wrote:
>>>
>>> On Fri, Apr 20, 2018 at 08:54:09AM -0400, Jim Jagielski wrote:
>>>>
>>>> We have a history, as well as a published "agreement" on what minor
>>>> version numbering means.
>>>
>>>
>>> Just to make sure I am on the same page, would you mind to make that
>>> explicit? Where is that published?
>>
>>
>> http://httpd.apache.org/dev/release.html
>
>
> The only paragraph on that page that contains the word "minor" is the second
> one in the Introduction section. It isn't very verbose either. Am I missing
> something obvious?
>
> Regards,
> Micha
https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/trunk/VERSIONING
Contains a much more verbose... non-semver versioning scheme.
Re: Start using RCs
Posted by Micha Lenk <mi...@lenk.info>.
On 04/23/2018 06:33 PM, William A Rowe Jr wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 23, 2018 at 11:12 AM, Micha Lenk <mi...@lenk.info> wrote:
>> On Fri, Apr 20, 2018 at 08:54:09AM -0400, Jim Jagielski wrote:
>>> We have a history, as well as a published "agreement" on what minor
>>> version numbering means.
>>
>> Just to make sure I am on the same page, would you mind to make that
>> explicit? Where is that published?
>
> http://httpd.apache.org/dev/release.html
The only paragraph on that page that contains the word "minor" is the
second one in the Introduction section. It isn't very verbose either. Am
I missing something obvious?
Regards,
Micha
Re: Start using RCs
Posted by William A Rowe Jr <wr...@rowe-clan.net>.
On Mon, Apr 23, 2018 at 11:12 AM, Micha Lenk <mi...@lenk.info> wrote:
> Hi Jim,
>
> On Fri, Apr 20, 2018 at 08:54:09AM -0400, Jim Jagielski wrote:
>> We have a history, as well as a published "agreement" on what minor
>> version numbering means.
>
> Just to make sure I am on the same page, would you mind to make that
> explicit? Where is that published?
http://httpd.apache.org/dev/release.html