[llvm-dev] [cfe-dev] [3.9 Release] Release plan and call for testers

[David Chisnall via llvm-dev]

On 13 Jun 2016, at 15:24, Robinson, Paul via llvm-dev <llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org> wrote:
> 
> +1.  My understanding is that 2.9->3.0 came with some huge internal changes
> (overhaul of the type system, maybe? this slightly predates my involvement
> with LLVM so I'm not entirely sure) and warranted a major-version change
> regardless of the .9->.0 thing.

1->2 also came with a fairly fundamental change (removal of signed and unsigned integer types, addition of signed and unsigned integer operations).

> I don't think 3.10 should be confusing to anyone, really.  The version
> number is a tuple, not a string or a decimal fraction.

Agreed.

David