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Frank Warmerdam wrote:
> However, as we split the 3.9 and 4.0 branches a "time stamp" no longer
> clearly defines the libtiff version well.

It's a non-issue for as far as I can foresee.  As I see it, the "time 
stamp" problem is only a problem if 3.x releases after 3.9.0 are expected.

I know that the code repositories have branched, but since neither 
branch has a non-beta public release in it, and since I have sincere 
doubts that any 3.9.1 release will ever exist, you probably are wasting 
your time worrying about it.  I suspect that the time stamp will work 
just as well in the future as it has in the past.

Now, if there truly will be concurrent releases in 3.x-land as well as 
4.x-land then I agree that there is a problem.  However, as of yet I see 
little to no evidence that we'll ever see that day come.

My guess is that 3.9.0 will release first, then 4.0.0, and then a 4.0.1, 
etc... and never will a 3.9.1 occur.  Believe me, I would be very 
pleased to be wrong with that guess... but I think that it's just the 
reality of what's going to happen.

You could always procrastinate this "time stamp" fixing until that day 
came.  :-)

Thanks,

Lee.
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