[mythtv-users] protocol version mismatch, what's the best solution?

[Kevin Kuphal]

Alexander Fisher wrote:
> I think, (rightly or wrongly), most people made the assumption that
> all versions from the 0.20 branch would be compatible.  This would be
> true whether the version was an official point release such as 0.20.1,
> or taken straight from svn (0.20 fixes branch).
>
> Under such a scheme, if the fix was critical and unavoidable, a 0.21
> release would be required, (and a separate branch for this release
> would be created before committing the fix).  Alternatively, perhaps a
> workaround that didn't involve a protocol change was possible for the
> fixes branch whilst the proper fix could have been made in svn trunk?
>   
The point is, no release has been made other than 0.20.  If someone is 
tracking an SVN branch, even -fixes (as many package maintainers are), 
they are tracking a pre-release.  It is then reasonable to expect that 
things are not necessarily compatible until an official release.

Kevin