Version numbering

[Gary V. Vaughan]

I am considering changing the version numbering scheme we use for alpha 
releases of libtool, which are currently a source of much confusion.  The 
release rules in Makefile.am, and the release procedure documented in 
README-alpha are all that will need updating.

I think when we branch for a release (say the upcoming 1.6), version numbers 
in the branch should continue to be "1.6.<micro><alpha>?", but that the trunk 
should bump its minor number to make it clear the trunk is very different to 
the stable branch: "1.7<alpha>?".  We would of course continue to use "odd" 
letters for CVS revisions, and "even" letters for alpha releases.

I am writing up how it works for the "contributing to libtool" webpage, and 
realised it's a bit hatstand at the moment. :-b

Thoughts?
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