Re: Partial version numbers in master

[Michael Käppler]

Am 22.03.2022 um 12:57 schrieb Jean Abou Samra:
> Hi,
>
> With https://gitlab.com/lilypond/lilypond/-/merge_requests/1187,
> I introduced a change that I didn't notice: something like
>
> \version "2.23"
>
> is now an error. It is accepted with current released versions.
> On the other hand, convert-ly has always rejected such version
> strings. Should we accept them or not, in LilyPond and in convert-ly?
I see no benefit in accepting them. We do not have a version "2.23" and
there would arise ambiguities. Does "2.23" mean:
-works with 2.23.0 (as Dan suggested) or
- works with every 2.23.x

Michael