[Webtest] Canoo release number

[Daniel Sheppard]

Going a bit devil's advocacy here.

> +) Everyone uses a different build of Canoo WebTest depending=20
> on the time of the last download.

A build is only posted once a change is made, so it's not quite so extrem=
e as that. If it's important that you have the same build as somebody, wh=
y don't you get their build off them?=20

What you're asking for here is either:
a) Longer between releases - this is A BAD THING, I hope you know why.
b) The ability to get old releases - this would be a good thing.=20

However, I don't see how either are related to the build number/version n=
umber question.

> +) What has changed between two builds?!

This is a bit of a problem in documentation, completely unrelated to the =
build number/version number question. Having:
300 - Did blah
301 - Did blag=20
302 - Did bleg

Is completely equivalant to:
3.0.0 - Did blah
3.0.1 - Did blag
3.0.2 - Did bleg

As long as there's a changelog somewhere, would there be a problem? (I se=
em to remember there being a changelog for the last 4-5 builds being on t=
he canoo webpage... maybe under the news section there was build numbers =
instead of dates?)

Having the release dates for the various builds would be useful also.

> +) What are the exact versions of the required JARs ...=20
> welcome the JAR hell
> ... :-)

I don't see how this is related at all either. In fact, I'm not sure I'm =
even understanding your problem. Is it that the versions that webtest rel=
y on aren't documented or is it that other projects would be unable to sa=
y "Relys on canoo versions x, y, z".




But aside from that, if a version number scheme were adopted, I would pro=
pose:
major.minor.patch

patch changes every build
minor changes whenever an existing test has to be modified.
major changes whenever an existing test is broken beyond repair.

Daniel Sheppard
http://freeroller.net/page/soxbox=20

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