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Re: GCC version bikeshedding
- From: Segher Boessenkool <segher at kernel dot crashing dot org>
- To: Andreas Schwab <schwab at linux-m68k dot org>, Richard Biener <richard dot guenther at gmail dot com>, Jakub Jelinek <jakub at redhat dot com>, gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org, rdsandiford at googlemail dot com
- Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2014 21:27:45 -0500
- Subject: Re: GCC version bikeshedding
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On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 08:44:41AM +0100, Richard Sandiford wrote:
> So why
> not just stick to the current scheme and have 5.0.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2 etc.?
Yes, why would we use a different numbering scheme now? There is no change
in development / release planning, unless I missed something. Is this just
to have bigger number than the "competition"? Or is it change for change's
sake? Are there no more important things to be done?
Segher