Please update: cmake 2.4.1 required for kdelibs trunk

[William A. Hoffman]

At 03:59 PM 5/1/2006, Alexander Neundorf wrote:
>On Monday 01 May 2006 21:43, Adriaan de Groot wrote:
>> On Monday 01 May 2006 21:20, Alexander Neundorf wrote:
>> > On Monday 01 May 2006 21:05, Adriaan de Groot wrote:
>> > > On Monday 01 May 2006 21:02, Alexander Neundorf wrote:
>> > > > cmake 2.4.1 beta has been released and is now required for building
>> > > > kdelibs trunk (this is the first required update since cmake 2.3.4,
>> > > > march 19th).
>> > >
>> > > What happened to 2.4.0 stable?
>> >
>> > It was 2.4.0 beta, not stable, a slightly unusual versioning scheme. I
>> > think it became a 2.4.x because the 2.4 branch has been created in cmake
>> > cvs.
>>
>> Can you explain the scheme?
>
>Bill could probably better.
>In cmake cvs a 2.4 branch was created last week. I guess every release which 
>is made from this branch will be 2.4.x. If it's not yet considered stable a 
>"beta" will be appended. After a 2.4.x release follows a 2.4.x+1 release, 
>independent from beta or stable.
>
>> > > I mean, we're jumping from beta to beta version nowadays (you
>> > > previously suggested that 2.4.0 beta was the way to go).
>> >
>> > Now that 2.4.1 beta is released we really *have* to raise the required
>> > version, otherwise we will never be able to clean our files up.
>> > If we wait until "2.4.2 stable", we will just then start to find the bugs
>> > and maybe need a 2.4.3 soon.
>>
>> Why wait for 2.4.2 stable? Pick 2.4.1 stable which surely will be out soon,
>
>After 2.4.1 beta there will be 2.4.2 ( beta | stable )
>
>"will be out soon" -> "will be out as soon as we give an OK"
>Basically they are waiting for us to report bugs. Most other users are 
>satisfied with cmake 2.2.3.
>
>We cannot use and test any of the new features which are in cmake cvs since 
>1.5 months if we don't update to it.

The first public release of a cmake release x.x.0 is considered beta.
In this case, I made a 2.4.0 release and only announced it to the kde
list to make sure there were no serious bugs with kde.  I have announced 2.4.1
to the cmake list.  It can be considered stable, there should not be any
API changes for 2.4.2, just bug fixes.  2.4.2 will not be beta.

-Bill