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(ASCEND) Are Patches Rolled Into Subsequent Patch Releases?
It's not clear to me. Starting with a general release, say 5.0A for
Pipeline. There are currently seven (7) patch releases identified at
http://www.ascend.com/769.html. Specifically, 5.0Ap1, 5.0Ap3, 5.0Ap4,
5.0Ap5, 5.0Ap7, 5.0Ap8, and 5.0Ap10.
Does 5.0Ap10 INCLUDE all the fixes mentioned in the previous 5.0Ap#
patches? The documentation for each patch does not seem to mention/repeat
the "fixes" identified in previous patches.
If the answer to the above is "yes", is it correct to say that 5.0Ap10 is
a STABLE release of the features identified in the 5.0A Release Notes?
Also, is it true that if additional features beyond those identified in
the 5.0A Release Notes are not required for my situation that I do not
need to upgrade to the 5.1 line? That is, are all "bugs" associated with
5.0A features going to be "fixed" in a 5.0A patch? Or, are some 5.0A
"bugs" ONLY fixed by upgrading to 5.1? If this is the case, this seems
like a never ending cycle where one is forced to upgrade.
BTW, the above mentioned Web page states, "Whenever possible, we recommend
using a Patch Release because it is FULLY (my emphasis)
regression-tested." I've seen some comments recently indicating that Patch
releases are not "FULLY" regression-tested. ???
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