Changes between Version 4 and Version 5 of VersionNumbers

Timestamp:

05/09/09 21:29:37 (4 years ago)

Author:

dons (IP: 71.237.194.166)

Comment:

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VersionNumbers

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   * Minor releases are API compatible
   * We have testing pre-releases for each major release
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+The Haskell Platform concept calls for major and minor releases.
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+ * The point of major releases is to update the set of common packages we all use. That is, to specify which packages and which versions (corresponding to APIs). The target is to have major releases every 6 months.
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+ * The point of minor releases is to support a major release across a range of operating systems over time and respond to bugs that are discovered in a library or tool subsequent to their release. The target is to have 2-3 minor releases after major releases at intervals on the order of 4-6 weeks.
 
 == Examples ==