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LitusSaxonicum · Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2018 5:41 pm Post subject: Meaning of version numbers

I am puzzled by the numbering system used for Silverfrost releases.
Why wait for 8.50 before releasing fixes to the obvious reported glitches in 8.40? Isn�t the right number for a fixed 8.40 surely 8.41? Doesn�t a jump as far as 8.50 really imply more than just some error fixes, but rather some new features? Is it wise to roll in the new features with error fixes in a completely new version? If the jump is 0.10 each time, what does the second decimal place signify?

And when is the target date for 8.50? Shouldn�t 8.41 come as soon as the reported glitches are fixed?

May I respectfully remind everyone that however spurious and insignificant an error message is, it spreads panic amongst users if it appears?

Eddie

PaulLaidler · Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2018 10:08 am Post subject:

I should have been more careful in my wording. I meant the next release after 8.40.

As a general rule FTN95 is only released as a full release whereas DLLs are currently available for download almost on demand. This is because of the need to keep different components compatible with each other.

Full releases usually contain significant additions rather than just bug fixes and hence usually have increments of 0.1. I already anticipate significant additions for the next full release.

LitusSaxonicum · Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2018 11:50 am Post subject:

Hi Paul,

Those 'shorthands' can confuse the uninitiated.

Does that mean that all the bug fixes are in a DLL? That's mighty convenient!

Eddie

PaulLaidler · Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2018 3:35 pm Post subject:

OK. I'll try to be more careful.

I have not worked out how the bugs are distributed. It's just that fixes within the DLLs tend not to impact on anything else whereas that is not normally the case for FTN95.