Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] Versioning rules for PHP/Zend/PEAR/Extensions From: Andrei Zmievski (andrei <email protected>)
Date: 09/25/01

On Tue, 25 Sep 2001, Stig Sæther Bakken wrote:
> I think we should be flexible to make this practical, the core of the
> idea is that you should not get any surprises when upgrading just "b",
> and no API surprises when upgrading "m".
>
> There's a question about whether the API should be defined as the
> source API, or also the runtime API, for extensions. I think "the
> API" should cover both.

But then you will quickly get into double digits for the 'm' version.

> > We already have such versions, they are called strnatcmp() and
> > natsort().
>
> Huh? Does strnatcmp() know the that 2.0RC4 is newer than 2.0b2? :-)

Well, geez, you had to go and spoil it with one example. :)

-Andrei

"Tomorrow the sun will rise. And who knows what the tide will bring?"
        - Tom Hanks, in "Cast Away" 

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