[drupal-devel] How are patches to branches handled?

[Gabor Hojtsy]

> My assumption was that compatibility would be preserved between major releases.
> 
> For example X.Y.something would be compatible with X.Y.somethingelse
> as long as X and Y are the same.
> 
> So it is a 2 digit compatibility thing, not 3 digits.
> 
> Right now, any 4.5.0 module can be installed with Drupal 4.5.0, 4.5.1
> or 4.5.2 without any problem. The database is still the same, with no
> changes.
> 
> This would still be preserved under my proposal, so: module A 4.5.1,
> module B 4.5.4 can also work with drupal 4.5.0.
> 
> If Y changes, then all bets are off, and compatibility may be broken
> at the discretion of Drupal core developers and/or contrib developers.

1. Contrib module maintainers do introduce compatibility breaking stuff 
in the same release cycle.

2. What do you imagine, would people pair a 4.5.2 contrib module with 
Drupal 4.5.2? Would they install a 4.5.2 contrib module on a 4.5.4 
Drupal installation? I bet this would confuse the hell out of them.

Goba