Hello,
Forgive me if this is a frequently asked question, I've searched the web and can't find an answer. I originally sent this to the Beginners list and someone said this might get more responses here instead.
What is the history that led up to the
PVP specifying two values as the major version?
I come from other tools that primarily use
http://semver.org/ (or a variant) and I'm confused in what cases I should bump "A" but not "B" (or bump "B" but not "A")?
A
concrete example: If I make backwards incompatible changes to a package
whose latest version is 1.0.x, should the next version be 2.0.x or
1.1.x? What sorts of things should I consider for choosing 2.0 over 1.1
and vice versa?
Another question, by far most
packages I have encountered either lead with a 0 or a 1 for "A". Does
that have some bearing on the long term stability that package users
should expect in the future?
Finally, if "1.0.x.." is
meant to convey a level of long term support, does "B" get rarely used?
Since "C" version bumps to include backwards compatible additions, and
"D"+ for backwards compatible bug fixes. (I know "D" isn't technically a
PVP category, I'm just relating it to the patch version of semver).
Thanks for your help!