Talk:Channel and Version Requirements

Adding a fifth number to versions

I think this all makes sense except for this part:

Choose a version number
   * The version number is in the form Major.Minor.Patch.Build
   * The version number can be any four numbers
   * We recommend using the Major, Minor, and Patch numbers from the most recently merged Linden Lab source code.
   * We recommend using a Build number >= 100 to indicate a non Linden Lab version.

I think that the versions should be 5 numbers, since there have been occasions where multiple versions of Major.Minor.Patch have been released by Linden Lab. For example (from Source_downloads):

• ver 1.18.2.1
• ver 1.18.2.0

• ver 1.14.0.1
• ver 1.14.0.0

So, my proposal would be that the number be in the form Major.Minor.Patch.Build.3rdPartyNumber. Gibson Willis 12:12, 28 September 2007 (PDT)

Steve Linden: That would be fine. The version is just a string so any convention would work and if you would like to be that specific we have no problem with that. Builds only represent bug fixes which is why we only think it is important to include the first three numbers since a build will not represent new features / functionality, but more information is not a bad thing.