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Release Version Numbers
michajlo edited this page Nov 20, 2012
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How we number the releases for jrugged
Releases consist of three parts: major.minor.patch.
- Major number gets incremented only if a large rewrite has occurred or if backwards-compatibility has been broken. Hopefully we don't have to do this very much!
- Minor number gets incremented when there is new functionality available, but backwards-compatibility is retained.
- Patch number only gets incremented for bugfixes against a previous release.
I should expect to be able to fearlessly deploy any release numbered 1.2.Z if Z >= 3, and this should mainly just fix bugs or close security holes, with no other semantic differences.
I ought to be able to deploy 1.Y.Z if Y > 2 as well with no code changes; interface compatibility should be retained, although there may be minor behavioral improvements and there may now be additional capabilities present.
I likely won't be able to deploy X.Y.Z if X > 1 without essentially re-integrating.