So I'm going through the homebrew section in GBAtemp's Download Center, and okay, Lameboy .6, .7, .8, .9, .10, .11... What the hay? Lameboy .11 is the highest version! some coder never learned the decimal system. Apparently 0.11 is higher as a Number than 0.9. Wow.
Lameboy's coder can't count.
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Version numbers are not necessarily in the decimal system. Sometimes the number refers to the build number, revision or release. v.6 refers to the 6th release, .11 refers to the 11th.
There are plenty of numbers that use x.y.z in version numbers. Ex: The most recent stable build of Ubuntu is 8.04.1. The decimal number system does not support a second decimal point.
There are plenty of numbers that use x.y.z in version numbers. Ex: The most recent stable build of Ubuntu is 8.04.1. The decimal number system does not support a second decimal point.
What the hey? Ubuntu devs can't count! Look at this: 7.10, 8.04, 8.10 HOLY SHIZZ PICKLES. What happened to 7.11, 7.12, 7.13, 7.14, 7.15,7.16, 7.17, 7.18, 7.19(following was cut for space issues, sorry.)
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It's been like this for a while in the software development world, especially under Linux. You'll get used to it.midna25 said:
Ferrariman said:
None of those go backwards in the decimal system. The versions you don't see were internal revisions. Nice try though.
And if the dot doesn't mean a decimal point, maybe they shouldn't put a zero in front of it, hmm?
Doesn't take a geek to notice that 0.9 comes after 0.11. However, it DOES take one to know that 0.9 came before 0.11, since they were obviously following the releases as they came out
However, there's another way to figure things out: submission dates.
software releases dont use a decimal system
the number before the dot changes for mayor updates, the numbers after the dot are for minor updates
they can aldo use more than one dot, for bugfixes or whatever
so, for example, if Nero geos from 8.3.8 to 8.3.20, that's a minor(very minor) update or a fix
if they go from 8.3 to 8.10 it's a minor update
if they go from 8.3 to 9, it's a mayor update, or at least it's supposed to be. sometimes they just add more eyecandy and bloat, then they shove it as a new version.
the number before the dot changes for mayor updates, the numbers after the dot are for minor updates
they can aldo use more than one dot, for bugfixes or whatever
so, for example, if Nero geos from 8.3.8 to 8.3.20, that's a minor(very minor) update or a fix
if they go from 8.3 to 8.10 it's a minor update
if they go from 8.3 to 9, it's a mayor update, or at least it's supposed to be. sometimes they just add more eyecandy and bloat, then they shove it as a new version.
You can lable your updates whatever way you wish if you are the programer.
If I wanted to release a program or anything really and i wanted to have my updates in the following format:
1 --> a --> 2 --> b --> 3 --> c
I could
If I wanted to release a program or anything really and i wanted to have my updates in the following format:
1 --> a --> 2 --> b --> 3 --> c
I could
Aerundel said:
Wrong. Ubuntu uses a version numbering system based on the date of release:
6.06 - released June 2006
7.10 - released October 2007
8.04 - released April 2008
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what the heck lol then lets say I released a trans patch version 8.04.9
then if I update it, does it become 8.05.0?? lololol
then if I update it, does it become 8.05.0?? lololol
My congratulations to you fine sir.midna25 said:
Now you have taken the time to point this out, can you point us to your contributions to homebrew?
Of course the fact that version numbers aren't actually decimals is irrelevant... but the fact that you noticed 0.9 decimal IS more than 0.11 decimal (not 0.10? ...K) is an achievement.
All coders with multiple period symbols in your versions may quit now as you are not worthy of midna as thats just not how decimals work.
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