Re: Autoconf version number after 2.70

[John Calcote]

On Thu, Jan 28, 2021 at 4:21 PM Zack Weinberg <zackw@panix.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Jan 5, 2021 at 9:31 AM Zack Weinberg <zackw@panix.com> wrote:
> > After thinking about it a bit more, this technical argument against
> > three-part versions is quite compelling ... but I still find the
> > marketing argument *for* three-part versions to be quite compelling.
> > I would like to hear some more people's opinions; cc:ing Eric and
> > Karl.
>
> After a bunch more thought, I went with 2.71 for the patch release
> (from the branch) that I just uploaded.


If we were doing releases as often as we should, you’d be putting out a
2.71 in a couple of months anyway. I’d say you’re just right on schedule.

J-