Re: SmallEiffel -0.89 on sunsite - free Eiffel compiler
On Sat, 9 Nov 1996, Craig Sanders wrote:
> >Title: SmallEiffel
> >Version: -0.89
> >Entered-date: 30SEP96
> >Description: Eiffel toolbox including compiler, pretty printer, finder.
> > Please note: version numbers are negative;
> > -0.89, for example, is newer than -0.91.
>
> why are the version numbers negative?
Rhetorical question: Why on earth would SmallEiffel's author decide to make the
version numbers negative?
.. Positive version numbers. It's not just a good idea.. it's the LAW. :)
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