Re: [nbdev] Versioning problems on each new release, why?

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Re: [nbdev] Versioning problems on each new release, why?

Thomas.Schneider.Wien
*That* is *pity*.

*And* denoying, IMHO *!!!*

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*open source*, currently.

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Thomas Schneider.
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Am 22.11.2010 17:47, schrieb Gregg Wonderly:

> I have a module, for perforce, which I've been supporting since 5.0
> days, and each and every new release of netbeans, I have to create a
> new unique version of the module by simply deleting the dependencies
> on Editor and Editor2 and reinserting them to get the module to
> install without a "the version is not correct" type of error.
>
> I've opened a ticket about this issue in the past.  I can't seem to
> find it.  At any rate, I just don't understand why this step is
> necessary.  If there is no API difference, then why must I do this?  
> Wouldn't it be much easier for developers and users to let class
> loading and runtime issues announce API compatibility issues?  So much
> of the time, nothing breaks so why is there so much hassle injected
> into the whole idea of modules and plug-ability and the whole
> "platform" concept.
>
> Each new release seems to become a completely separate and new
> platform.  For me, this completely breaks the whole idea of a
> "platform".  Java doesn't break forward compatibility.  It always
> assumes it will work.  Why can't netbeans do this do?
>
> Gregg Wonderly
>


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