Re: [AUCTeX-devel] Version numbers...

[David Kastrup]

Ralf Angeli <address@hidden> writes:

> * David Kastrup (2005-05-09) writes:
>
>> After thinking this over, I have decided that the sanest course is
>> to release "standalone" versions of preview-latex with the version
>> numbers from AUCTeX.  It makes clear what versions belong together
>> and are more up-to-date than whatever else.  It also means that
>> version 0.9.2 will not be released at all, but rather be 11.80.
>
> That means the AUCTeX and preview-latex releases will be
> synchronized?

Yes.

> For example if there is change in preview-latex only, which requires
> a new release, this will mean a new AUCTeX release as well?

I think so.

> What happens if AUCTeX is not in a releasable state in this
> situation?  Hm, one could probably use the last working state for
> this.

If things come to worst, we have to branch for a release.  Like all
projects with parts in different flux do.

>> What do people think with regard to tarballs: should we release
>> preview-latex tarballs at all any more?  I think it will probably
>> give a more sane message if we only provide AUCTeX tarballs: the
>> only people that should be interested in preview-latex-only are
>> some sort of package providers, and those should be able to survive
>> the additional download.  And they should probably provide AUCTeX,
>> anyway.
>
> If you don't provide tarballs, what exactly is a "standalone"
> release of preview-latex then?

Who is talking about standalone releases?  I was just saying that I
would want to stop them completely.  A standalone compilation, on the
other hand, is one started from within the preview directory.  It
leads to code/packages/documentation that makes sense even when
combined with different AUCTeX versions.  Yet.

>> Another thing I am wondering about is FAQ/README/INSTALL/whatever
>> for preview-latex.  Take a look at the current distribution
>> directory on ftp.gnu.org.  What is the most sensible place/naming
>> for them?
>
> I'd set up a separate directory for each AUCTeX or prevew-latex
> release.  The main directory is already too crowded.

Uh, we already have a separate directory for extra stuff related to
separate releases.  The main tarballs are different though: pretty
much every project on ftp.gnu.org distributes them from the main
directory.

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David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum