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Understanding Moodle versioning scheme may help you to choose a correct place to fetch source code from for [[Upgrading|upgrade]]. Also, referring to a correct
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== Major and minor versions ==
 
Moodle version number consists of three numbers separated by dot, for example 1.9.11 or 2.0.2. The first two numbers, like 1.9 or 2.0, represent so called major version. The third number distinguishes minor versions within the same major version. When a new major version is released, it starts with the minor version set to 0 (zero). So Moodle 2.0.1 was the first minor update of Moodle 2.0.0. Generally, Moodle HQ team maintains the two most recent major versions of Moodle (with some exceptions - like there is a longer term support promised for Moodle 1.9).
 
== Versions and branches ==
 
Moodle developers use source code management (SCM) system Git to track changes in the code. As in many SCMs, the history of changes in Git is represented via so called branches. You can consider a branch as a labeled sequence of source code changes.
 
There is a branch created for every major version of Moodle. All Moodle 1.9 versions come from MOODLE_19_STABLE branch and all Moodle 2.0 versions come from MOODLE_20_STABLE branch. There is also a main development branch called master that holds the changes for the next future version. At the moment, the changes on the master branch will be included in Moodle 2.1 release.
 
[[Image:versions.png|thumb|left|668px|Schema of Moodle source code branches, versions and maturity levels]]
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== Source code branches ==
 
Git repositories (moodle.git and integration.git) and CVS repository, master branch, STABLE branches, version releases and weekly releases
 
== Source code maturity levels ==
 
Alpha, beta, release candidate, stable
 
== See also ==
 
* [[Git for Administrators]]
* [[CVS for Administrators]]
 
[[Category:Administrator]]

Latest revision as of 21:45, 1 July 2011

This development related page is now located in the Dev docs.

See the Moodle versions page in the Dev docs.