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[Chris Pavlina <pavlina.chris@xxxxxxxxx>]

In case of emergency we can just delay a change by one day ;)

On Thu, Apr 07, 2016 at 02:13:04PM -0400, Wayne Stambaugh wrote:
> I like it.  It's more meaningful than an integer.  The only time that
> doesn't work is when there is more than one feature change per day.
> Given that we have never made more than one file format change on a
> single day, I think we are safe. :)
> 
> On 4/7/2016 2:04 PM, Chris Pavlina wrote:
> > What about using the date the change was made as a "version number"? Can
> > integerize it like 20160407 for example. This allows easy cross-referencing of
> > a format version with the revision that it was made in, and is guaranteed to
> > increase monotonically if you use a YMD format :)
> > 
> > On Thu, Apr 07, 2016 at 07:47:10PM +0200, jp charras wrote:
> >> Le 07/04/2016 18:42, Chris Pavlina a écrit :
> >>> On Thu, Apr 07, 2016 at 06:36:40PM +0200, jp charras wrote:
> >>>> Le 07/04/2016 17:52, Wayne Stambaugh a écrit :
> >>>>> On 4/7/2016 9:47 AM, Chris Pavlina wrote:
> >>>>>> Hi all,
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I'm targeting this email primarily at Wayne as versioning and release policy is
> >>>>>> involved.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> We've got a bit of a problem right now. We're currently adding features to the
> >>>>>> pcbnew format - JP just merged rounded-rect pads and has a patch in development
> >>>>>> for custom pads, and I'm looking at a patch to add angled fields. Problem is:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> JPs rounded rectangle commit is a problem.  I did not have a chance to
> >>>>> review JP's patch.  I would have recommended a file version bump.
> >>>>
> >>>> It can be done now. This is not too late.
> >>>> Just I need to know if the new version is 5 or 4.1 (adding rounded rect pads is a minor change,
> >>>> because the file format does not change when rounded rect pads are not used)
> >>>> For me, a major change is more when new features are always stored in file, and the file can be
> >>>> never read by older versions.
> >>>
> >>> The format version isn't an integer? What's the point of minor versions of
> >>> _file formats_? They don't mean anything to end users, they're just for
> >>> comparison...
> >>>
> >>
> >> Because it is not yet used, it can be what we want (what we prefer).
> >>
> >> We can use only an integer or use (like many other version id) or a notation like x.y
> >> Something like
> >> * when x changes, the file is no more readable by older versions
> >> * when y changes, the file can be readable by older versions if the new feature is not used
> >>
> >> This is just for us, poor developers (and yes, also for comparisons), not for users.
> >>
> >>
> >> This is just a decision to take (and the corresponding code to write, because it does not exist).
> >>
> >> -- 
> >> Jean-Pierre CHARRAS
> > 
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