1ce265a54SOllivier Robert 2ce265a54SOllivier RobertNTP uses A.B.C - style release numbers. 3ce265a54SOllivier Robert 4ce265a54SOllivier RobertAt the moment: 5ce265a54SOllivier Robert 6ce265a54SOllivier Robert A is 4, for ntp V4. 7ea906c41SOllivier Robert B is the major release number. 8ea906c41SOllivier Robert C is the minor release number. Even numbers are 'stable' releases and 9ea906c41SOllivier Robert odd numbers are "development" releases. 10ce265a54SOllivier Robert 11ea906c41SOllivier RobertFollowing the release number may be the letter 'p' followed by a number. 12ea906c41SOllivier RobertThis indicates a point (or patch) release. 13ce265a54SOllivier Robert 14ea906c41SOllivier RobertRelease candidates have -RC in the release number. 15ce265a54SOllivier Robert 16ce265a54SOllivier RobertHere are some recent versions numbers as an example: 17ce265a54SOllivier Robert 18ea906c41SOllivier Robert 4.2.2 A production release (from the ntp-stable repository) 19ea906c41SOllivier Robert 4.2.2p2 A production release (from the ntp-stable repository) 20ea906c41SOllivier Robert 4.2.3p12 A development release 21ea906c41SOllivier Robert 4.2.3p15-rc1 A release candidate for 4.2.4 22ce265a54SOllivier Robert 23ce265a54SOllivier RobertNote that after the ntp-dev repo produces a production release it will 24ce265a54SOllivier Robertbe copied into the ntp-stable and the cycle will repeat. 25ce265a54SOllivier Robert 26ce265a54SOllivier RobertFeel free to suggest improvements... 27ce265a54SOllivier Robert 28