[reportlab-users] setup.py version info

[Andy Robinson]

> In the setup.py in CVS the version is always 1.17. Since Reportlab is
> released as version 1.18 this should be changed. I also want to suggest
> that with each change in the CVS a patch-level 1.18.x or 1.18-x would be
> nice to change in the setup. This would make RPM updates easier.

Well spotted.  We forgot to update this on our last release
and should make this part of our release process.

A patch number makes sense, but we all work fairly continuously
in CVS and the patch numbers might go up five or six times
a day sometimes.  Also, we'd need some easy way to update
the file and make a change in CVS, so human intervention
is not needed.

In general we have used an 8-digit date string for 'daily builds'
and interim releases.    Would it work if it said something like
   version="1.18.20031016"
for daily builds?

Thanks,

Andy Robinson