OpenEuphoria

Re: Release Candidates: DOS/WIN and Linux

• Posted by Robert Craig <rds at RapidEuphoria.com> Feb 15, 2007
• 493 views

Andy Serpa wrote:
> 
> Robert Stockton wrote:
> > 
> > Thanks to Robert Craig and Matt Lewis for the prompt response to my
> > compilation
> > problems. Those routines from the latest download of 3.0.2 now compile
> > without
> > errors on my system.
> > 
> > May I make a suggestion here. I'm getting confused about which version is
> > which
> > with these downloads. Could you use a numbering system for release
> > candidates,
> > perhaps like the Linux distros use.
> > e.g.   euphoria_3.0.2_rc2.tar
> > or     euphoria302rc2.tar
> 
> Yes, I agree -- please include the whole version number in the name of the
> download
> file -- and if it is not an official release then add something like above
> "rc2"
> as well.  It gets confusing, plus you don't necessarily want to overwrite your
> old versions, etc.  (Firefox is also really bad about downloading the new
> version
> of a file with the same name -- it just gives you the old one out of your
> cache.)

OK, I'll do that from now on.

In general, I don't like to add the 3rd digit in too many
places, because I'm likely to forget to change it,
causing confusion, but I guess it's important 
in the name of the installation file.

Thanks,
   Rob Craig
   Rapid Deployment Software
   http://www.RapidEuphoria.com