Re: Version Numbering

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "David E(dot) Wheeler" <david(at)kineticode(dot)com>
Cc: PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Version Numbering
Date: 2010-08-20 18:40:03
Message-ID: 24410.1282329603@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"David E. Wheeler" <david(at)kineticode(dot)com> writes:
> A while ago, I asked if .0 releases could be versioned with three
> digits instead of two. That is, it would be "8.4.0" instead of "8.4".

We've been doing that for some time, no? A quick look at the CVS
history shows that 8.0.0 and up were tagged that way.

> This is to make the format consistent with maintenance releases ("8.4.1", etc.). I thought this was generally agreed upon, but maybe not, because I just went to build the latest 9.0 beta and saw that the version number is "9.0beta4".

.0 is for releases, not betas. I see no need for an extra number in
beta versions.

regards, tom lane

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