A few weeks ago, using Drupal 5.6, it was reported my image module was out of date. We we using 5x.1.6, and it was recommended going to 5.x-2.x-dev. I did so, figuring that was where new development was going on. I got a warning today that there is a 5x.1.7 version we should be using.

This is a production site, and the 5.x.2.x-dev version is working fine. Which should I be using? I don't understand the numbering system, I guess. Is the 5.1.7 version based on the 5.1.6 or the 5.x.2 release?

We are moving to Drupal 5.7 this week, but won't be going to Drupal 6 until some contribs we are waiting for are ported.

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joachim’s picture

joachim commented
Status: Active » Fixed

Image module 5.x-1.7 doesn't mean it's for Drupal 5.7.

This is how numbering for contrib modules works:
(Drupal version)-(module version)

So 5.x-1.7 means:
- Drupal 5.x (ie 5.6, 5.7, anything 5)
- image module version 1.7 (for D5. AFAIK this bit will reset to zero for D6)

So use whichever one you like.
Since you've already installed 2.x, you should stick with it. There were a few DB changes IIRC and going backwards may be tricky.

(http://drupal.org/handbook/version-info for more details)

pglatz’s picture

pglatz commented

Thanks, Joachim-

I was wondering which version would be considered the most current. The 1.7 was updated most recently, but the 2.x would be a newer branch. The reason I asked was that I was about to submit a patch to the image module, and wondered which to target. I see 5.x-2.x-dev, but no dev release for 1.x

Hetta’s picture

Hetta commented

Bug fixes could go to either,
new features should go to 2.x-dev.

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Anonymous (not verified) commented
Status: Fixed » Closed (fixed)

Automatically closed -- issue fixed for two weeks with no activity.