[TYPO3-core] RFC: version numbers

[Martin Kutschker]

Michael Stucki <michael at typo3.org> writes on 
Wed, 04 Jan 2006 09:40:16 +0100 (MET):

> Hi Martin,
> 
> 
> > > We can increase that version number, but still it can lead to
> > > problems
> > > if people fetch e.g. tstemplate which was made for TYPO3 4.0 but
> > > use
> > > it with 3.8. It will not work correctly because of a change I've
> > > made
> > > recently!
> >
> > If the extmgm would honour the TYPO3 version that comes with
> > ext_emconf.php the would be no problems.
> 
> Me too, but this will not be possible because existing 3.8 versions
> cannot deal with it.


Maybe 3.8.2 will :-)


> 
> 
> > > I just don't see the sense in publishing _all_ system extensions
> > > without checking if they work. Plus, there is no need for people
> > > to
> > > get the 4.0 tstemplate in 3.8 because the feature is 4.0
> > > specific!
> >
> > I like the idea that sys exts are upgraded regularly and not only
> > when a> new TYPO3 is shipped.
> >
> > Waiting a year for an new TYPO3 just to get a simple fix in TV
> > sucks.
> 
> No problem since TV is not a system extension! :-)


I though it would become one too. Anyway, the same is true for indexed_serach.

Masi