Dear lp_solve users,
When the next version of lp_solve will be released, the version numbering will change.
At this moment we are at version 5.5.0.15
The next version will not be 5.5.0.16, but 5.5.1.x
x is not known at this moment. It will probably not be 0.
The versions after that will be 5.5.2.y, 5.5.3.z and so on.
The reason for this is that from then on, x will be used as a patch version for non-official distributions or when after a release a problem is detected and solved to not to have to release a whole new version, but still be able to increment a number.
The interface of lp_solve will *not* change with this new numbering. So your code will still work. Except if you test on that number of course.
If at a given time the interface changes then the version will become 5.6.y.x or even more probably 6.0.0.x
This change is not for today. It will be probably at least a month before the next version will be released. It will give you the time to adapt your code if you check on version numbers.
Peter Notebaert
lp_solve moderator.
