[cairo] Cairo release schedule and strategy

[Bruce Dubbs]

I am trying to determine the stable release strategy for cairo and cairomm.

From the web site, current versions are cairo 1.14.12 and (apparently)
cairomm-1.15.5.

However there also seems to be a cairo-1.15.12.

It appears that the strategy is for development versions to use odd
minor versions and stable versions to use even minor versions. Is this
correct? If so there seems to be a contradiction between cairo and cairomm.

It would also be useful to know if there is a schedule for stable
releases. If so, can you share it on the web site (or point me to where
it is)?

Thank you.

-- Bruce Dubbs
linuxfromscratch.org

[Bryce Harrington]

Post by Bruce Dubbs
I am trying to determine the stable release strategy for cairo and cairomm.
From the web site, current versions are cairo 1.14.12 and (apparently)
cairomm-1.15.5.
However there also seems to be a cairo-1.15.12.
It appears that the strategy is for development versions to use odd minor
versions and stable versions to use even minor versions. Is this correct?
If so there seems to be a contradiction between cairo and cairomm.

Hi Bruce,

Yes, that's correct. The scheme Cairo has used is documented here:

https://www.cairographics.org/manual/cairo-Version-Information.html

There's also some procedural docs on how releases are done in the
RELEASING file.

I haven't been involved in cairomm releases; they may well be using a
different release versioning strategy.

Post by Bruce Dubbs
It would also be useful to know if there is a schedule for stable releases.
If so, can you share it on the web site (or point me to where it is)?

There is no formally published schedule.

Bryce

[Bruce Dubbs]

Post by Bryce Harrington

Post by Bruce Dubbs
I am trying to determine the stable release strategy for cairo and cairomm.
From the web site, current versions are cairo 1.14.12 and (apparently)
cairomm-1.15.5.
However there also seems to be a cairo-1.15.12.
It appears that the strategy is for development versions to use odd minor
versions and stable versions to use even minor versions. Is this correct?
If so there seems to be a contradiction between cairo and cairomm.

Hi Bruce,
https://www.cairographics.org/manual/cairo-Version-Information.html
There's also some procedural docs on how releases are done in the
RELEASING file.

Thank you. That is helpful. I had not picked up on the even/odd micro
versions.

Post by Bryce Harrington
I haven't been involved in cairomm releases; they may well be using a
different release versioning strategy.

That seems odd since the cairo and cairomm releases are both in the same
directory: https://www.cairographics.org/releases/

Post by Bryce Harrington

Post by Bruce Dubbs
It would also be useful to know if there is a schedule for stable releases.
If so, can you share it on the web site (or point me to where it is)?

There is no formally published schedule.

OK, thanks. We do have a minor problem. We like to use stable
releases. Right now librsvg has released a 'stable' release that
requires a cairo 'development' release (1.15.4). I know that's not your
problem, but we have decided to wait for cairo-1.16 and are wondering
when to expect it.

-- Bruce