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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/VERSIONS | 7 |
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diff --git a/docs/VERSIONS b/docs/VERSIONS index 01455717e..cc11c1bbd 100644 --- a/docs/VERSIONS +++ b/docs/VERSIONS @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Version Numbers and Releases N is pre-release number One of these numbers will get bumped in each new release. The numbers to the - right of a bumped number will be reset to zero. If Z is zero, it is not + right of a bumped number will be reset to zero. If Z is zero, it may not be included in the version number. The pre release number is only included in pre releases (they're never used in public, official, releases). @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Version Numbers and Releases As a service to any application that might want to support new libcurl features while still being able to build with older versions, all releases - have the libcurl version stored in the curl/curl.h file using a static + have the libcurl version stored in the curl/curlver.h file using a static numbering scheme that can be used for comparison. The version number is defined as: @@ -62,3 +62,6 @@ Version Numbers and Releases This 6-digit hexadecimal number does not show pre-release number, and it is always a greater number in a more recent release. It makes comparisons with greater than and less than work. + + This number is also available as three separate defines: + LIBCURL_VERSION_MAJOR, LIBCURL_VERSION_MINOR and LIBCURL_VERSION_PATCH. |