[ODE] 0.8.2 candidate

[Bram Stolk]

On 9/27/07, Jon Watte (ODE) <hplus-ode at mindcontrol.org> wrote:
>
> I think 0.9 is fine. We could then focus on filling in the blanks for
> 1.0, and getting a 1.0 out the door. Given that ODE is, what, 15 years
> old now, it might be time :-)



Sure... In my opinion, the biggest blank now is cyl-vs-cyl, which is a hard
problem.
Filling in that blank will be a challenge :-)

LR, using capsule substitution will not work for short cylinders (like
coins) at all.

  bram


Cheers,
>
>           / h+
>
>
> Bram Stolk wrote:
> >
> >
> > On 9/27/07, *Jason Perkins* <starkos at gmail.com
> > <mailto:starkos at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >
> >     On 9/27/07, Bram Stolk <b.stolk at gmail.com
> >     <mailto:b.stolk at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >     > We need to release a candidate for 0.8.2
> >
> >     I will get to it ASAP, and I will label it 0.8.2...but I'm going to
> >
> >
> > Thanks mate.
> >
> >     let you handle all of the inevitable "where's 0.8.1?" questions.
> :)
> >
> >
> >
> > Sure thing.
> > After I have answered it 3 times in this list, I will make it a faq.
> > Let's see if it gets to be a faq  entry :-)
> >
> >
> >     I realize version numbers are more or less arbitrary, but is there
> >     some rationale behind adding another digit instead of going to 0.9?
> >     (0.5 -> 0.6 -> 0.7 -> 0.8 -> 0.8.2 ??)
> >
> >
> > Well, the rationale is that it leaves us some space to 1.0 ?
> > We can go to 0.9 if you prefer that.
> > The long list of changes may warrant a higher bump in version?
> >
> > 1.0 sounds like a good version nr for a really stable, proven and
> > established release.
> > 2.0 would be the thing to use once we break API compatibility.
> > Did ODE ever break API compatibility before? If we do, we get to clean
> > up this ugly convention of adding a '2' to several functions if they
> > behave slightly different. Yuck!
> >
> >   bram
> >
> >
> >     Jason
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Zapp: Captain's log, stardate...er..
> > Kif: Ohhh. April 13th.
> > Zapp: April 13th. Point 2.
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-- 
Zapp: Captain's log, stardate...er..
Kif: Ohhh. April 13th.
Zapp: April 13th. Point 2.
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