[REBOL] Version numbers
From: hallvard::ystad::gmail::com at: 11-Mar-2006 22:00
So, what's up with these version numbers?
Quoting http://www.rebol.com/faq.html:
The format is:
version . revision . release . system . variation
For example:
2.5.4.3.1
tells us that it's version 2, revision 5, release 4, for windows, running
NT, 2000, XP, 98, 95.
The system and variation numbers can be used by scripts to determine what OS
and processor they are running on.
Quoting http://www.rebol.com/releases.html:
["" "OpenBSD" "iX86" Released 2.5.0.9.1 core091.tar.gz]
["" "OpenBSD" "x86-elf" Released 2.6.2.9.2 rebol-core-2602092.tar.gz]
["" "OpenBSD" "68K" Released 2.5.0.9.3 core093.tar.gz]
["" "OpenBSD" "DEC Alpha" Pending 0.0.0.9.4 core094.tar.gz]
["" "OpenBSD" "Sparc" Released 2.5.0.9.5 core095.tar.gz]
I suppose my OpenBSD3.8 machine running on an ordinary intel PIII (x86-elf)
chip should be running rebol version x.x.x.9.2. But on
http://www.rebol.net/builds/, I find no mention of the different varants. It
seems the difference is given in OpenBSD versions (3.4 - 3.6 get a
x.x.x.9.2download link, the newest OpenBSD release,
3.8, get 2.6.2.9.4). Going back to http://www.rebol.com/platforms.html, I
find both a 2.6.2.9.2 for OpenBSD3.6 and a "core091" download for OpenBSD3.3
.
All these rebols work on my machine (except the core091 download, where the
rebol executable seems to be corrupted), but I suppose the very high crash
frequence I have had lately could be due to the 2.6.2.9.4 build being coined
for an Alpha processor...
What a mess!
HY
