Version numbering
Version numbering
- Subject: Version numbering
- From: Walter <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 17:00:43 -0500
- Thread-topic: Version numbering
Does anyone else have problems with the Apple version numbering scheme?
My software business model works in a different manner than Apple's and I
don't find the version numbering sufficient. Each and every build that we
make is a release candidate. Every bug fix needs to be built individually.
I can't go back and change the version numbers after a build has been
verified by QA.
This leaves 100 bug fixes before I need to increment the major version
number. Since not every bug is truly fixed the first time, the number of
bug fixes between major releases is even smaller.
Is there a better way to do version numbering that I'm not finding?
Currently we don't worry about it and our current version is 5.13.59,
however I've noticed issues with the installer where some components are not
properly updated. I'm assuming that the installer is getting confused with
attempting to store 13 & 59 as a BCD and then shoveling that value into a
byte.
Does anyone know how the installer actually compares version numbers?
Thanks,
Walter
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