Subject: Re: Why commands in the source tree don't have version?
To: None <jwise@draga.com>
From: Masao Uebayashi <uebayasi@soum.co.jp>
List: current-users
Date: 02/14/2001 12:48:42
> >	isn't it easier to have four digits, like "1.7.0.0" for NetBSD-1.7?

> I'm not sure which is better, so yeah, I can have it work this way if
> people want.  The current method (`uname -r`.${TINY_VERSION}) is easier
> to generate, and more consistent with our release naming (it's not
> NetBSD-1.5.0, after all), but yes, may be less clear.
> 
> What do people think?

What characters can we use for version numbers? Can't we use '-'?
Versions like

  1.7.0-1
  1.7.0-2
  1.7.1-0
  1.7.1-2
     :
  1.7.4-0
   
look clearer to me.

Masao

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Masao Uebayashi <uebayasi@soum.co.jp>