# HG changeset patch # User Oleksandr Gavenko # Date 1316790265 -10800 # Node ID 5c81d5c1120af8f79166759fe39c7feffce56270 # Parent 4b8b3daac0db0ce353998d2252421bc27791d115 up diff -r 4b8b3daac0db -r 5c81d5c1120a devel-versioning.rst --- a/devel-versioning.rst Fri Sep 23 17:33:55 2011 +0300 +++ b/devel-versioning.rst Fri Sep 23 18:04:25 2011 +0300 @@ -66,18 +66,27 @@ and any dependent of the prior version will require code changes to upgrade to the new package. +Major number rare changed (this can take a lot of year). + Minor version component. ------------------------ Minor number change means that the new version is backward compatible with the previous version but has significant enhancements over the previous version. +Functional enhancement releases. Contain new or significantly changed +functionality and/or layout. + +New releases are usually only published several times a year or less. + Revision, micro, bugfix version component. ------------------------------------------ Revision number is updated whenever a bugfix is applied to the build such that it doesn't bring a compatibility change or introduce newer features. +Patches are released frequently (sometimes daily). + Milestone markers. ------------------