Re: [htdig3-dev] Compression version check

Subject: Re: [htdig3-dev] Compression version check
From: loic@ceic.com
Date: Tue Dec 14 1999 - 08:40:45 PST

Geoff Hutchison writes:
> On Tue, 14 Dec 1999 bosc@ceic.com wrote:
>
> > Ok, I just commited the modifs to check compression version and abort
> > with an explicit message if there is a mismatch. This will avoid
> > unexplicit errors like the core Vadim found.
>
> We need to be very careful about messing with database formats. The
> general rule I've been using is that 3.1 -> 3.2, it's OK to change the
> format (like 3.0.x -> 3.1) but that "point releases" should be at least
> backwards-compatible.
>

 Thanks for pointing that. We had a long discussion about that with
Marcel, trying to define a startegy to cope with this constraint. Be
sure that we consider this a priority. 

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