What do the different version numbers for FOX mean?
Starting with the FOX 1.0.0 release, FOX library releases will have a version number of the form major.minor.patch. When the minor version number is odd, this indicates that it’s a development version of FOX; when it’s even, this indicates a stable release version. The intent is for even-numbered releases to keep the header files “untouched”, in the sense of DLL compatibility. If bugs are fixed, the patch number will be increased. Thus, applications should be able to link to shared library versions of FOX with confidence. For odd-numbered releases, everything may be changed from one patch level to the next, so one would have to recompile applications (that’s the nature of it being a development version!).
