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Re: GCC version bikeshedding
- From: Andreas Schwab <schwab at linux-m68k dot org>
- To: Richard Biener <richard dot guenther at gmail dot com>
- Cc: Jakub Jelinek <jakub at redhat dot com>, gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org, rdsandiford at googlemail dot com
- Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2014 10:07:39 +0200
- Subject: Re: GCC version bikeshedding
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Richard Sandiford <rdsandiford@googlemail.com> writes:
> Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org> writes:
>> Richard Sandiford <rdsandiford@googlemail.com> writes:
>>> So if x.y.z is __GNU__.__GNU_MINOR__.__GNU_PATCHLEVEL__ then the positions
>>> in the number stay the same but the meanings of __GNU_MINOR__ and
>>> __GNU_PATCHLEVEL__ change.
>>
>> There is no change in meaning.
>
> Sure there is, in terms of the release progression. The whole point of
> the discussion is that what used to be the "patchlevel" would become
> the "minor version".
The patchlevel remains the patchlevel, which is the third part of the
version number. It's no longer modified by the offcial releases, but
that doesn't change its meaning.
Andreas.
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