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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Message #8 received at 8054 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lennart Borgman <lennart.borgman <at> gmail.com>
To: jidanni <at> jidanni.org
Cc: 8054 <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: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:10:04 +0100

On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 1:54 PM,  <jidanni <at> jidanni.org> wrote:
> 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.

Yepp. I have suggested to use bzr ids instead. Which is what I am
using in my patched version of EmacsW32 (so I have some code for w32
for it).

I think this should be added to the makefiles.
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