GNU bug report logs - #8054
24.0.50; Who ever heard of a version number that doesn't change all year?

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: jidanni <at> jidanni.org

Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 12:46:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: patch

Found in version 24.0.50

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: tracker <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#8054: closed (24.0.50; Who ever heard of a version number
 that doesn't change all year?)
Date: Sat, 07 Apr 2012 19:55:01 +0000
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From: jidanni <at> jidanni.org
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 24.0.50;
	Who ever heard of a version number that doesn't change all year?
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 20:54:37 +0800
Gentlemen, let's face it, your version number,
emacs-version "24.0.50.1"
is a total disaster for use in e.g., report-emacs-bug.

Who ever heard of a version number that doesn't change all year?
Even Microsoft with its 6.5235345532543 numbers are better than yours.
I especially like e.g.,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Version MediaWiki|1.17wmf1 (r82223)

So do contemplate providing _version information down to the commit
granularity_ like the MediaWiki people do ... available right there to
the report-emacs-bug command, etc.

Don't expect the user to have to explain what time of what day he got his
copy from where, when asked for more details than "24.0.50.1".


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From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: 8054-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#8054: 24.0.50;
	Who ever heard of a version number that doesn't change all year?
Date: Sat, 07 Apr 2012 15:53:11 -0400
Version: 24.2

Added `emacs-bzr-version' to trunk.


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