Subject: Re: is __NetBSD_Version__ being misused (again) ?
To: None <tech-kern@NetBSD.org>
From: Matthias Scheler <tron@zhadum.org.uk>
List: tech-kern
Date: 08/31/2007 18:57:49
On Fri, Aug 31, 2007 at 07:34:08PM +0700, Robert Elz wrote:
> The last two digits there are 00 (apparently always), which
> of itself would be no great problem, but raises the question
> of just what __NetBSD_Version__ is going to be when NetBSD 4.0
> is finally released?

Probably 400000003,

> Surely beta releases should have the same version id as the final
> release, after all, they're supposed to be functionally identical
> (just a way to remove any remaining bugs before the release).

Remember that a year ago we had NetBSD 4.0_BETA which is very
different from NetBSD 4.0_BETA2. The version number bump makes
sure that you can tell the difference.

	Kind regards

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Matthias Scheler                                  http://zhadum.org.uk/