From 3f7164ca109caeeaf114217a56c2cddf71cf94d3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Qiang Xue <qiang.xue@gmail.com> Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 22:58:35 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] updated versioning policy [skip ci] --- docs/internals/versions.md | 57 ++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------------------- 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 35 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/internals/versions.md b/docs/internals/versions.md index 0c56b89..6e25d38 100644 --- a/docs/internals/versions.md +++ b/docs/internals/versions.md @@ -1,43 +1,30 @@ -Yii version numbering -===================== +Yii Versioning +============== -Releases --------- +This document summarizes the versioning policy of Yii. In general, Yii follows the [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/). -``` -A.B.C -``` +## Patch Releases `2.x.Y` + +* Maintained on a branch named `2.x` +* Mainly contain bug fixes and minor feature enhancements +* No major features. +* Must be 100% backward compatible to ensure worry-free upgrade. Only exception is security issues that may require breaking BC. +* Release cycle is around 1 to 2 months. +* No pre-releases (alpha, beta, RC) needed. +* Should be merged back to master branch constantly (at least once every week manually). -- A = For Yii2 it's always 2. -- B = Major version. Non-BC changes with upgrade instructions. -- C = BC changes and additions. -Release candidates ------------------- +## Minor Releases `2.X.0` -``` -A.B.C-rc -A.B.C-rc2 -``` +* Developed on master branch +* Mainly contain new features and bug fixes +* Contain minor features and bug fixes merged from patch releases +* May contain BC-breaking changes which are recorded in `UPGRADE-2.X.md` file +* Release cycle is around 6 to 8 months +* Require pre-releases: `2.X.0-alpha`, `2.X.0-beta`, `2.X.0-rc` +* Requires major news releases and marketing effort. -This is when we want to do a release candidate. RC number increments till we're getting a stable release with no -critical bugs and backwards incompatibility reports. -Alphas and betas ----------------- +## Major Releases `X.0.0` -``` -A.B.C-alpha -A.B.C-alpha2 -``` - -Alphas are unstable versions where significant bugs may and probably do exist. API isn't fixed yet and may be changed -significantly. `alpha2` etc. may or may not be released based on overall stability of code and API. - -``` -A.B.C-beta -A.B.C-beta2 -``` - -Beta is more or less stable with less bugs and API instability than alphas. There still could be changes in API but -there should be a significant reason for it. +None in plan. -- libgit2 0.27.1