Re: [cdt-dev] process question about API

[Elena Laskavaia <elaskavaia@xxxxxxx>]

So does this mean in 5.0.2 we cannot create any non-private functions in public packages?
(Sorry I cannot still put it all together).

Schorn, Markus wrote:
> 5.0.2 increments the micro version. With that you are allowed to make
> changes
> that are not visible in the API.
>
> 5.1 would increment the minor version allowing for binary compatible API
> changes.
>
> Markus.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx 
> > [mailto:cdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Elena Laskavaia
> > Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 3:28 PM
> > To: CDT General developers list.
> > Subject: Re: [cdt-dev] process question about API
> > Importance: Low
> >
> > So it we change plugin to 5.0.2 (which is the plan) we can 
> > put since 5.0.2 tag right?
> >
> >
> > Schorn, Markus wrote:
> > > You are not allowed to change API without increasing the 
> > > minor-version, even if the change is binary compatible. See for 
> > > instance:
> > > http://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php/Version_Numbering
> > >
> > > Markus.
> > >  
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: cdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > [mailto:cdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Elena Laskavaia
> > > > Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 9:12 PM
> > > > To: CDT General developers list.
> > > > Subject: [cdt-dev] process question about API
> > > > Importance: Low
> > > >
> > > > This is question to CDT commiters.
> > > >
> > > > Lets say I have a bug that I want to fix in 5.0.2 (this is 
> > version we 
> > > > are integrating with) and to fix it properly I really need 
> > > > non-breaking API change. But if I do that API tooling 
> > would complain 
> > > > that there is no @since tag.
> > > > But I only can add @since 5.0 which is not really true, 
> > and it won't 
> > > > work for 6.0 with pure 5.0 baseline (it would be error 
> > that since tag 
> > > > is wrong)...
> > > >
> > > > What do we do in this case?
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