Philosophy of build numbers

[Dave]

Hi,

I vote for the simplest which is just to have a large build number as  
in:

6.5.1.8759 Meaning Version 6.5.1 Build 8759 from the very first  
V1.0.0.1 Build!

It's way easier to back track problems that way.

All the Best
Dave

On 15 Nov 2006, at 03:06, Richard Gaskin wrote:

>
> While each person who's replied has a different preference for how  
> the build number is displayed, on incrementing they all seem to be  
> in agreement that it should be reset with version number changes  
> rather than incremented in perpetuity across all versions for the  
> life of the product.
>
> That reflects my own preference as sell, and apparently Scott  
> Raney's as he used a similar system.
>
> Thanks Bill, Sean, and Paul for chiming in.
>
> -- 
>  Richard Gaskin
>  Fourth World Media Corporation
>  ___________________________________________________________
>  Ambassador at FourthWorld.com       http://www.FourthWorld.com
> _______________________________________________
> use-revolution mailing list
> use-revolution at lists.runrev.com
> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your  
> subscription preferences:
> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution