| Versioning |
| ========== |
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| Since version 3.0.0, VIXL uses [Semantic Versioning 2.0.0][semver]. |
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| Briefly: |
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| - Backwards-incompatible changes update the _major_ version. |
| - New features update the _minor_ version. |
| - Bug fixes update the _patch_ version. |
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| Why 3.0.0? |
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| VIXL was originally released as 1.x using snapshot releases. When we moved VIXL |
| into Linaro, we started working directly on `master` and stopped tagging |
| named releases. However, we informally called this "VIXL 2", so we are skipping |
| 2.0.0 to avoid potential confusion. |
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| Using `master` |
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| Users who want to take the latest development version of VIXL can still take |
| commits from `master`. Our day-to-day development process hasn't changed and |
| these commits should still pass their own tests. However, note that commits not |
| explicitly tagged with a given version should be considered to be unversioned, |
| with no backwards-compatibility guarantees. |
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| [semver]: https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html |
| "Semantic Versioning 2.0.0 Specification" |
