Re: Gambas 3.19.6 and 3.19.90 recipes

[gbWilly <gbWilly@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

gbWilly

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On Sunday, November 17th, 2024 at 23:24, T Lee Davidson <t.lee.davidson@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Thank you for your explanation, gbWilly.
> 
> On 11/17/24 15:55, gbWilly wrote:
> 
> > Standard I build quilt using numbers like:
> > 3.19.5-1 (native does not allow that, just 3.19.5)
> > If later turns out something was not quite right I can do a 3.19.5-2 build and so on...
> > 
> > You might recognize this added -1 or -2 etc. for same version, from the Gambas packager in the IDE if you ever use it to make a debian package for your application.
> 
> 
> Okay, so then, in practical use, what the Quilt format provides, that Native does not, is:
> 1. The ability to apply patches to the upstream source code (which we should not need), and
> 2. The ability to have build numbers which indicate a different build as opposed to a change in the upstream version number.
> 
> And, any other differences may be inconsequential.
> 
> In a nutshell, is that an accurate summary?

As far as my understanding goes that is an accurate summary.

gbWilly