Re: [AUCTeX-devel] Version numbers...

[Ralf Angeli]

* David Kastrup (2005-05-09) writes:

> After thinking this over, I have decided that the sanest course is to
> release "standalone" versions of preview-latex with the version
> numbers from AUCTeX.  It makes clear what versions belong together and
> are more up-to-date than whatever else.  It also means that version
> 0.9.2 will not be released at all, but rather be 11.80.

That means the AUCTeX and preview-latex releases will be synchronized?
For example if there is change in preview-latex only, which requires a
new release, this will mean a new AUCTeX release as well?  What
happens if AUCTeX is not in a releasable state in this situation?  Hm,
one could probably use the last working state for this.

> What do people think with regard to tarballs: should we release
> preview-latex tarballs at all any more?  I think it will probably give
> a more sane message if we only provide AUCTeX tarballs: the only
> people that should be interested in preview-latex-only are some sort
> of package providers, and those should be able to survive the
> additional download.  And they should probably provide AUCTeX, anyway.

If you don't provide tarballs, what exactly is a "standalone" release
of preview-latex then?

> Another thing I am wondering about is FAQ/README/INSTALL/whatever for
> preview-latex.  Take a look at the current distribution directory on
> ftp.gnu.org.  What is the most sensible place/naming for them?

I'd set up a separate directory for each AUCTeX or prevew-latex
release.  The main directory is already too crowded.

-- 
Ralf