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Re: Updating release version to 22.1
From: |
Kim F. Storm |
Subject: |
Re: Updating release version to 22.1 |
Date: |
Wed, 09 Feb 2005 11:54:28 +0100 |
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Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/21.3.50 (gnu/linux) |
Lute Kamstra <address@hidden> writes:
> address@hidden (Kim F. Storm) writes:
>
> [...]
>
>> My primary concern is if some code tests specifically for MM.1 in some
>> way, e.g. "version >= MM.1" and the dev/pretest version is MM.0, then
>> we may not see a specific error until we update the version to MM.1
>> and release the software -- without EVER testing that it works
>> with the actual release number.
>>
>> Sadly code _does_ test version numbers!
>
> Yup, I remember finding a bug with scrollbars on Irix when Emacs'
> version number was changed from 21.0.106 to 21.1.
So it is not just a theoritical concern, thanks!
> Maybe somebody can do a grep on the sources and double-check the uses
> of emacs-\(major\|minor\)-version? Code that in maintained within
> Emacs' CVS shouldn't have to use those variables (except as
> informative output for users).
I agree in principle, and it goes for eliminating Xemacs specific code too.
But we cannot do that in practice -- some maintainers want to keep
compatibility with other dialects / older releases in the packages
installed in CVS emacs.
--
Kim F. Storm <address@hidden> http://www.cua.dk
- Re: Updating release version to 22.1, (continued)
- Re: Updating release version to 22.1, Richard Stallman, 2005/02/10
- Re: Updating release version to 22.1, Kim F. Storm, 2005/02/10
- Re: Updating release version to 22.1, Jérôme Marant, 2005/02/10
- Re: Updating release version to 22.1, David Kastrup, 2005/02/10
- Re: Updating release version to 22.1, Lennart Borgman, 2005/02/09
- Re: Updating release version to 22.1, Kim F. Storm, 2005/02/09
- Re: Updating release version to 22.1, Lute Kamstra, 2005/02/09
- Re: Updating release version to 22.1,
Kim F. Storm <=
- Re: Updating release version to 22.1, David Kastrup, 2005/02/09
- Re: Updating release version to 22.1, Miles Bader, 2005/02/09
- Re: Updating release version to 22.1, Kim F. Storm, 2005/02/09
- Re: Updating release version to 22.1, Richard Stallman, 2005/02/10
- Re: Updating release version to 22.1, David Kastrup, 2005/02/08
Re: Updating release version to 22.1, Stefan Monnier, 2005/02/09
DONE: Updating release version to 22.1, Kim F. Storm, 2005/02/09
Re: Updating release version to 22.1, Richard Stallman, 2005/02/10