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

[Rena <hyperhacker@...>]

On Wed, Jun 3, 2015 at 9:32 PM, Andrew Starks <andrew.starks@trms.com> wrote:
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> On Wednesday, June 3, 2015, Liam Devine <liamdevine@oolua.org> wrote:
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>> On 04/06/15 00:00, Lorenzo Donati wrote:
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>> > 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
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>> Personally, I think that is a valid question. I also questioned, earlier
>> on IRC, the addition of the string cache in a minor release.
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>> >Like all minor releases, this is strictly a bug-fix release;
>> >no new features or improvements have been added.
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>> >The cache gives a good improvement, but it is not "as freely" as in Lua.
>>
>> --
>> Liam
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> 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

+1; given the significant differences from 5.1 to 5.2 to 5.3, I'd be
rather surprised if 5.4 only brought a few small API changes and a new
under-the-hood improvement.

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