[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] version.sh: Always use latest tag for generated version number

[compn]

On Fri, 4 Mar 2016 14:44:28 -0800
Timothy Gu <timothygu99 at gmail.com> wrote:

> So after all the email exchanges, I think there are certain things
> that our version SHOULD contain:
> 
> - The hash
> - The next release (i.e. n3.1)
> - A way to compare two versions
> 
> The date is considered to be "good" but perhaps not as necessary.

the problem i've seen when helping users when the date is inside the
version string (in mplayer) is that the idiot distros build an old
mplayer 1.1-2016-01-01 right? except mplayer 1.1 was released 3
years ago. in 2013.

they just built a 3 year old tarball two months ago and users install
it like it was new!

which is why ffmpeg and mplayer have the copyright year in the version
string to help. slightly. assuming distros dont mess with it.


> 
> Any objections?
> 

should put it up to a vote what devs and users want to see.

otherwise its just a few vocal devs on the list dictating it for
everyone :P


-compn