[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] configure: fix configure when using gcc

[Hendrik Leppkes]

On Sun, Oct 11, 2015 at 9:55 PM, Ganesh Ajjanagadde <gajjanag at mit.edu> wrote:
> On Sun, Oct 11, 2015 at 3:45 PM, Ben Boeckel <mathstuf at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Sun, 11 Oct, 2015 at 16:34:51 GMT, Ganesh Ajjanagadde wrote:
>>> That is a long time hopefully (estimated 15+ years), unless gcc starts
>>> pulling a "fast release" cycle like Firefox or Chrome.
>>
>> Sort of. Old point releases will be major version number bumps (GCC 6 is
>> under development already).
>
> Guess they are transitioning to the "move fast" style. I am
> deliberately avoiding the "and break things" aspect of "move fast and
> break things" out of perhaps misplaced optimism.
>

Changing the versioning scheme doesn't necessarily change the
development speed. Just inflates the major version faster.

- Hendrik