[Dxspider-support] Re: Version number confusion?

[Dirk Koopman]

This is very difficult. Basically you either follow the releases and
hope that I get it right (sometimes a vain hope as the latest one has
shown) or you follow CVS for the 'bleeding edge'. Experience has shown
that CVS is usually fairly stable and it has the strong advantage that
if something isn't right it gets fixed pretty quickly.

I strongly advise anybody that wants to keep reasonably up to date to
either get onto CVS (instructions are in the documentation) or use
CVSlatest.tgz which is only one day behind.

I do 'releases' very rarely now because, to me, this is an organic
program that is there to respond to user demand.

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On Sat, 2004-01-10 at 23:15, Han Sytsma wrote:
> Hi,
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> Maybe somehow to follow the Linux kernel system: stable and non stable.
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> The non stable version, 1.51(a,b,c etc), stable version 1.52. (Or 1.5x no=
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> stable 1.6x stable).
> So the next developer version should be 1.53 (a,b,c etc) and next stable
> version 1.54.
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> Just my silly idea..
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> 73 Han, PE1FAM
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: dxspider-support-bounces at dxcluster.org
> [mailto:dxspider-support-bounces at dxcluster.org] On Behalf Of Dirk Koopman
> Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2004 5:52 PM
> To: Bela Markus; Dxspider-Support
> Subject: [Dxspider-support] Re: Version number confusion?
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> Ah, Sorry
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> The thing to watch out for is the build number (57.263). If that is
> correct then all is fine. It is the addition of (most of) the CVS
> revision numbers in the system, fiddled so that it always increases.
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> I have to distinguish between 1.51 and 1.51a so you can tell which is
> the better one. For cluster purposes they are both 1.51 as the protocol
> (PC18 and PC19) don't support sub versions.
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> Most of the older users know this. I will put copy this to the support
> group to remind people.
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> Dirk G1TLH
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> On Sat, 2004-01-10 at 07:54, Bela Markus wrote:
> > Hi Dirk,
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> > I just applied the 1.51a patch. Everything was smooth, but the version=20
> > number displayed is 1.51 build 57.263 with SH/VERSION command and sent=20
> > to link partners.
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> > Made a fresh install of the full 1.51 package, the result is the same.=20
> > However, the date in the copyright notice is '1998-2004', so cannot be=20
> > too old and the SH/FDX command is there.
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> > Looks like the version number is not updated in the pack.
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> > Regards.... B=C3=83=C2=A9la, HA5DI
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