Release? [WAS: Re: Xffm issues]

[Olivier Fourdan]

Hi Mike,

Well, I probably didn't make myself clear enough.

What I meant is that all xfce4 modules will be version 4.0

Then, you'll have the patchlevel, e.g. xfwm 4.0.0

Let's say we find a major bug in xfwm4, then I'll make xfwm4 version
4.0.1.

Then, later on, we decide it's time for xfce 4.2

xfwm4 will then become xfwm 4.2.0 just like all other modules.

Cheers,
Olivier.


On Sat, 2003-04-19 at 20:33, Mike Makonnen wrote:
> On 19 Apr 2003 19:23:53 +0200
> Olivier Fourdan <fourdan at xfce.org> wrote:
> 
> > Mike,
> > 
> > No, there is no reason for that. Why would we have to increase the
> > version number of all modules when one gets updated ? That doesn't make
> > sense.
> 
> No, what I meant was if you have release XFCE4 ver. 1.0 then all the
> libraries/modules for that release should be ver. 1.0, not that all library
> versions be bumped when one was bumped. Then, if a library version needs bumping
> because of a bug fix or something, the minor version gets bumped.
> 
> > 
> > As for the user to keep tracks of versions, (s)he just have to get the
> > latest of each module.
> > 
> 
> Yes, in an ideal world that would work. But this is not an ideal world :) XFCE4
> has to coexist in a world with other applications with different life-cycles.
> This is were independent modules can be a pain. As Xfce4 matures and as it
> continues to evolve the xfce modules it depends on will start to diverge from
> the modules that other third-party software depends on. So, essentially the
> versions of the modules a particular version of Xfce4 depends on will start
> to conflict with the modules that other apps depend on. This means people will
> start choosing to upgrade only some components of the system and not others
> because of compatibility or bug issues. Inevitably sooner or later you will end
> up with a mini dll-hell of your own. For you as developers it's not a problem,
> but it will become a problem for us users.
> 
> It may be that the relatively manageable size of the Xfce4 project makes this a
> non-issue. So, this kind of scenario might be less likely to materialize.
> 
> I guess this is really a plea to not break out the various components into
> independent modules more than anything else. I'm finding it hard to express
> exactly and clearly my feelings on this subject so I'll just shut up now, untill
> I can express them more clearly.
> 
> In any case, the sooner XFCE4 sees the light of day (in whatever form) the
> better.
> 
> 
> Cheers.
-- 
Olivier Fourdan <fourdan at xfce.org>
http://www.xfce.org