Date: Tue, 23 Jun 1998 13:13:23 +0300 (IDT)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: Vik Heyndrickx <Vik DOT Heyndrickx AT rug DOT ac DOT be>
cc: djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: [fdonahoe AT wilkes1 DOT wilkes DOT edu: Patch Level in /v2gnu]
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On Tue, 23 Jun 1998, Vik Heyndrickx wrote:

> I also suggested that archive files that are the first build remain in
> their current format. After all, most archives have only 1 build.

If anything, the file with no patchlevel in the name should point to the 
*latest* build (possibly using a symlink).  Otherwise, naive users will 
inadvertently get buggy versions.

But I seriously don't think it's a good idea to keep more than a single 
build of the same version.  It should be never required, since the latest 
build should correct some of the bugs of the previous one.  Even if it 
does include new bugs (which is a rare phenomenon, judging by several 
years of DJGPP history), it is usually replaced by a fixed version fast 
enough.