Date: Mon, 6 Oct 1997 16:18:07 -0400 (EDT) From: Hetzels@aol.com To: stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: CVSup release identity Message-ID: <971006161539_1833122661@emout16.mail.aol.com>
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In a message dated 97-10-06 14:28:35 EDT, chad@freebie.dcfinc.com writes: > > Well, I would still get rid of the "-STABLE". I would also use Zulu time > > and convert it all to a number. Thus > > > > "FreeBSD 2.2 (9710050245)" I would keep the CURRENT & STABLE tags. As some one has mentioned, how can you know if they are running CURRENT or STABLE. Is 2.2 xxxx CURRENT or is it STABLE, as before the first RELEASE on a branch it would be CURRENT and after the RELEASE it would become STABLE. > But I would argue for a sequence number, rather than a date/time. In > two digits there are 3800 or so possible combinations of [A-z][0-9]. > Just for economy, "2.2-BD" rings better to me, and eliminates worry > about time zones and daylight savings. > > > However, the date/time stamp should be made when the source is extracted > > from the master source and not when YOU get a second or third generation > > copy from some distribution point. > > Yes. We would want the commit process to increment the counter. I, aggree that the counter should be incremented during the commit process also. But that it would probably be easier to increment a numerical counter than a Alpha/Numeric counter. Also, the format could be "FreeBSD 2.2.x.yyyy-STABLE" yyyy - current # of updates to the src tree x - Minor Minor revision # Scot
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