From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jambunathan K Subject: Re: [CONCERN] Orgmode version string Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2010 18:36:23 +0530 Message-ID: <811v79f8s0.fsf@gmail.com> References: <8162wmze0s.fsf@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=42288 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1PBogM-0005Xe-E6 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 29 Oct 2010 09:08:39 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PBofE-0001j0-Vh for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 29 Oct 2010 09:07:42 -0400 Received: from mail-pw0-f41.google.com ([209.85.160.41]:47861) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PBofE-0001io-LI for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 29 Oct 2010 09:06:36 -0400 Received: by pwi1 with SMTP id 1so1515154pwi.0 for ; Fri, 29 Oct 2010 06:06:35 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: (Carsten Dominik's message of "Thu, 28 Oct 2010 23:57:46 +0200") List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Carsten Dominik Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Carsten > Hi Jambunathan, > > On Oct 28, 2010, at 2:40 PM, Jambunathan K wrote: > >> >> I have every reason to believe that upcoming version of Org would be >> tagged as 7.02. Earlier I had argued that version strings be >> version-to-list compatible. I would like to reiterate it. >> >> My real concern is that 7.02 would be deemed as equivalent to 7.2 >> internally by the versioning subsystem and this is likely to clash >> with >> user's point of view. A user would *definitely* assume 7.02 as >> different >> from 7.2 and in all probability swear that former is inferior to the >> later. > > (version-to-list "7.02") -> (7 2) > (version-to-list "7.20") -> (7 20) > > so it seems to me that if we keep two-digit numbers, there will be no > problem at all. > > #+begin_src emacs-lisp > (version-list-= (version-to-list "7.02") (version-to-list "7.20")) > #+end_src > > - Carsten > Now that release-7.02 is out, I am a bit disappointed that a ELPA-tar named org-7.02.tar would be unusable. The reason is "7.02" doesn't round-trip well and package manager is allergic to such a choice. Verify this for yourself. #+begin_src emacs-lisp (package-version-join (version-to-list "7.02")) #+end_src If you don't mind sharing, I am curious what made you still go with 7.02 scheme. Jambunathan K. >> >> Please confirm what I am saying by evalling this: >> >> #+begin_src emacs-lisp >> (version-list-= (version-to-list "7.02") (version-to-list "7.2")) >> #+end_src >> >> Ignore this mail if it is already taken care of. Needless to say, I >> have >> ELPA-tarballs in mind when I say this. >> >> Jambunathan K. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Emacs-orgmode mailing list >> Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. >> Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org >> http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode