On 08-Jun-2016, David Griffith wrote:

> I've just uploaded inform-6.33-6.12.1.tar.gz to the IF Archive[1].

Thank you!

> Per suggestions, I've given the release two version numbers: one for
> the compiler component and one for the library component.

Uhm. I'm not aware of suggestions to give *one* tarball two version
strings simultaneously.

Rather, I think the suggestion was to have a version scheme for each
separately-released project: if it gets released on its own schedule,
it gets its own (single, monotonically icreasing) version string.

So I don't know how an automated algorithm can predict or sequence the
version strings with *two* simultaneous version string in the same
filename.

> The tarball should arrive in its usual place at all the IF Archive
> mirrors in a few days. It's all cleared of potential license snags.

Thank you for your hard work with the license clarifications.

> Correct md5 sum:
> 85a34329badfecd8b586782890aa17bd  inform-6.33-6.12.1.tar.gz

Is there any chance to re-visit this naming scheme, and instead choose
a single version scheme for this code base?

Something conformant to <URL:http://semver.org/> would be appreciated,
especially if the new release could have a version string that
unambiguously sorts later than previous releases of the same code
base.

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