[syslinux] Module Versioning

H. Peter Anvin hpa at zytor.com
Thu Mar 3 15:53:15 PST 2016


On 03/03/16 04:43, Pete Batard via Syslinux wrote:
> 
> So I have to second Ady here and indicate that, as far as I am
> concerned, 'A "version" such as "6.03" [is not] enough'. Maybe a nano,
> or something that is internal to Syslinux and gets increased for each
> pre, at the very least, could be introduced? It'd be really nice to have
> something in there, that people won't be inclined to change as they do
> with the version string, so that one doesn't have to figure out that the
> "20140721" string tails use in their isolinux.bin is really pre18 for
> instance...
> 

Oh, it would be 6.04-pre2 or somesuch.  Definitely include the prereleases.

	-hpa




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