Re: Conventions for release numbering

From: "Marc G(dot) Fournier" <scrappy(at)postgresql(dot)org>
To: elein <elein(at)varlena(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Conventions for release numbering
Date: 2005-06-13 04:49:01
Message-ID: 20050613014739.J90456@ganymede.hub.org
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On Sun, 12 Jun 2005, elein wrote:

> On Sun, Jun 12, 2005 at 11:13:15PM -0300, Marc G. Fournier wrote:
>> On Sun, 12 Jun 2005, elein wrote:
>>
>>> (No, wait, I'm not starting a release numbering discussion.)
>>>
>>>
>>> If we have release 8.0.3 where 8 is the Major releae,
>>> 0 is the minor release and 3 is the version (revision?),
>>> how would we refer to a generic release number:
>>>
>>> postgresql-M.m.v ? postgresql-M.m.r ?
>>>
>>> Is this our convention? Do either of these work?
>>
>> Assuming v==version and r==release, is there a big difference between the
>> two? How are each defined?
>
> That is my question! What do we conventionally use?

Neither and both? Since I don't know the difference (if any) between the
final being considered r(elease) or v(ersion) ...

Its always just been 'Major'.'Minor'.'Bug Fixes' ... so is 'Bug Fixes' ==
version or release?

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