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[Dusek, Richard ** CTR **]

 

Could you tell me why has the name been changed from the
u-boot-1.3.4.tar.bz2 type name to u-boot-2008.10.tar.bz2.

 

The build uses the root directory to create the version number, in
version_autogenerated.h, 

and now it is reported as "U-boot 2008.10"

 

instead of the old "U-Boot 1.3.4"

 

Where is this documented.  What does it mean.

 

I searched through the CHANGELOG and the readme file and didn't find any
mention of this.

 

Thank you.

 

 

+

Rick Dusek

1 Robbins Rd. 

Westford Ma 01886

Phone: 978-952-1155

 

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[Ben Warren]

Hi Richard,

Dusek, Richard (Richard)** CTR ** wrote:
>  
>
> Could you tell me why has the name been changed from the
> u-boot-1.3.4.tar.bz2 type name to u-boot-2008.10.tar.bz2.
>
>  
>   
To be less arbitrary.  The version number now includes a date, as 
opposed to continually increasing numbers with subjective 
major/minor/trivial numbers.
> The build uses the root directory to create the version number, in
> version_autogenerated.h, 
>
> and now it is reported as "U-boot 2008.10"
>
>  
>
> instead of the old "U-Boot 1.3.4"
>
>  
>
> Where is this documented.  What does it mean.
>
>  
>   
U-boot-2008.10 was released in October, 2008 (hence 2008.10).  The next 
one will be 2009.01, to be released in January 2009.  The last version 
with the old numbering scheme was 1.3.4.
> I searched through the CHANGELOG and the readme file and didn't find any
> mention of this.
>
>  
>
> Thank you.
>
>  
>   
regards,
Ben

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[Dirk Behme]

Dusek, Richard (Richard)** CTR ** wrote:
>  
> Could you tell me why has the name been changed from the
> u-boot-1.3.4.tar.bz2 type name to u-boot-2008.10.tar.bz2.
> 
> The build uses the root directory to create the version number, in
> version_autogenerated.h, 
> 
> and now it is reported as "U-boot 2008.10"
> 
> instead of the old "U-Boot 1.3.4"
> 
> Where is this documented.  What does it mean.
> 
> I searched through the CHANGELOG and the readme file and didn't find any
> mention of this.

Maybe

http://lists.denx.de/pipermail/u-boot/2008-August/039644.html

and the following thread can help you.

Dirk