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Jim Cromie wrote: > Yitzchak Scott-Thoennes wrote: > >> That's no fix. When 5.9.0 is released, I want to be able to install >> it. As soon as a few more changes are applied, I want to be able to >> install that as 5.9.1-tobe. > > The (well an) answer is right there. ^ > > why not use a suffix, such as -alpha or -blead, as is done with -RC1, etc. > the right suffix would convey the status unambiguously, > and doesnt require incessant @patchnum bumps either. > > A related/follow-on question would be whether @INC should contain the > suffix; > either choice would be unsuprising. > > /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.2-alpha/i686-linux-thread-multi > /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.2-alpha > /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.2-alpha/i686-linux-thread-multi > /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.2-alpha > /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl it'll make the transition harder as you may need to recompile a whole lot of 3rd party modules, when you move from 5.8.2-alpha to 5.8.2-beta. You also forgot to mention the C macros SUBVERSION and such. __________________________________________________________________ Stas Bekman JAm_pH ------> Just Another mod_perl Hacker http://stason.org/ mod_perl Guide ---> http://perl.apache.org mailto:stas@stason.org http://use.perl.org http://apacheweek.com http://modperlbook.org http://apache.org http://ticketmaster.comThread Previous | Thread Next