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Versioning your builds

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Philip-Rowlands, Feb 25, 2016.

  1. Philip-Rowlands

    Philip-Rowlands

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    My current "system" for versioning projects is pretty rubbish ad-hoc. I start at 1.0 when I start the project, and then just increment the number to e.g. 1.1 when I make a new build. If I find any bugs in that build and patch it soon after, I release the next build as e.g. 1.1.1. The next build is usually 1.2...and so on.

    The whole system is a leftover from not knowing any better at the time, and I'll probably keep it for my current project. However, for the next one I'd like to be more systematic about it. So, how do you define your build versions?
     
    Philip-Rowlands, Feb 25, 2016
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  2. Kiwasi

    Kiwasi

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    Typically you start a project at zero and count up. Switch to one once you release a project.

    Some systems use major and minor version numbers. Unity is a good example of this. The first number represents major engine upgrades. The second number is used for new feature releases. Then everything else is bug fixes and patch releases.
     
    Kiwasi, Feb 25, 2016
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  3. Lightning-Zordon

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    Whatever the current revision number is.
     
    Lightning-Zordon, Feb 26, 2016
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  4. Ony

    Ony

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    I just choose a random version number with every update. Keeps users on their toes.
     
    Ony, Feb 26, 2016
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  5. elmar1028

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    How evil :D
     
    elmar1028, Feb 28, 2016
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  6. darkhog

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    I'm using Linux Kernel versioning scheme: First number is for really, and I mean really big changes while second, aside of "higher number, newer version" thing also indicates whether the build is stable (even number) or unstable/development version (odd number). Not sure if this is in line with Linux Kernel versioning, but third number is reserved for really minor changes/bugfixes in my game.
     
    darkhog, Feb 28, 2016
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