Re: [ANN] Lua 5.3.1 (rc1) now available

[Andrew Starks <andrew.starks@...>]

On Wednesday, June 3, 2015, Liam Devine <liamdevine@oolua.org> wrote:
> On 04/06/15 00:00, Lorenzo Donati wrote:
>
> > Ok, maybe it's nitpicking, but I had the impression that the "last
> > number is just for bugfix" rule was rather strict.
> > Doesn't the change in table.move amount to a semantic change (albeit
> > minimal)? Shouldn't this deserve a minor version bump, i.e. 5.4.0?
> >
> > Lorenzo
> >
>
> Personally, I think that is a valid question. I also questioned, earlier
> on IRC, the addition of the string cache in a minor release.
>
> >Like all minor releases, this is strictly a bug-fix release;
> >no new features or improvements have been added.
>
> >The cache gives a good improvement, but it is not "as freely" as in Lua.
>
> --
> Liam

I would find it confusing if it was revised to 5.4. I respect the point of view that versions should "mean something." Maybe there is no room for pragmatism?

-andrew