Features/Dotted Activity Versions
Summary
Extend the activity version numbering scheme to allow major and minor releases.
Owner
- Name: Simon Schampijer
- Email: simon AT sugarlabs DOT org
Current status
- Targeted release: 0.92
- Last updated: Fri, 05 Nov 2010
- Percentage of completion: 90%
Detailed Description
The new numbering scheme is more flexible and allows you to do major and minor releases. This is useful when you want to do for example a bug fix release. The new version number will consist of N integers separated by dots (e.g. 1, 1.2, 1.4.5, 2.5.7.4). You can still use an integer number only for your releases.
There is as well the ability to use a suffix for a local indicator (e.g. Peru wants to release a slightly modified version for their deployment 1.3-peru). The local indicator is a string, appended to the version. The local indicator does not apply alpha ordering, which means that 1.3-peru is equal to 1.3-argentina.
Valid: 1 1.2 1.2.3 2.4.6.7 2.3-peru
Not valid: 1.2peru # must be separated with - 1.2. # can't end with '.' 1.02.5 # can't have a leading zero
Comparisons: 12 == 12 0.9.9 < 1 1 == 1.0.0 1.2 < 1.2.3 1.2-arg == 1.2 1.2-arg == 1.2-peru
Benefit to Sugar
Scope
UI Design
The new activity version is only visible in the activity list and the activity updater.
How To Test
User Experience
If this feature is noticeable by its target audience, how will their experiences change as a result? Describe what they will see or notice.
Dependencies
Regular glucose dependencies.
Contingency Plan
None necessary, revert to previous release behavior.
Documentation
The activity.info file documentation will be adjusted accordingly once this feature has landed. The discussion about this feature has been taking place at this thread on the sugar-devel mailing list.