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Re: SC decision on version numbering: 4.0

From: Robert Dewar <dewar at gnat dot com>
To: Per Bothner <per at bothner dot com>
Cc: Gabriel Dos Reis <gdr at integrable-solutions dot net>,Zack Weinberg <zack at codesourcery dot com>, gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 00:37:22 -0400
Subject: Re: SC decision on version numbering: 4.0
References: <4140A3D3.9@bothner.com> <87d60vmg08.fsf@codesourcery.com> <m3vfenqf5g.fsf@uniton.integrable-solutions.net> <4140D5FE.2010107@bothner.com>

Per Bothner wrote:

It's been suggested that 5.0 might be appropriate when we have
a really stable C++ ABI, including libstdc++ header files.  You
could make same condition for the in-progress Java "binary
compatible" ABI.


Well to me, to repeat my earlier thoughts, that is completely
backward, as things stabilize, minor releases are appropriate.
A 5.0 release as a user says "unstable, major changes".

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