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Version discrepancy?

Herald of FireHerald of Fire Posts: 3,504
edited December 1969 in Daz Studio Discussion

A while ago I had an installed copy of Daz Studio 4.5.1.6 (I still have the installer for this on my hard drive). However after some corruption, I re-installed from my backup prompted me to download a fresh copy of the Photoshop Bridge, which subsequently failed to load due to a version issue (claiming it was for a 'newer' version of Daz Studio).

Deciding I needed to update, I went back and checked my available downloads and discovered something odd. The installer file was for Daz Studio 4.5.1.56. Now, I'm no expert, but looks a lot like a downgrade rather than an upgrade given the version numbers. Either way, I installed it and the bridge now works as expected.

So, which is the true 'latest' version of Daz Studio, 4.5.1.6 or 4.5.1.56? If its the former, then what happened to the installers for it? If it's the latter then why are the version numbers going in reverse? Was 4.5.1.6 recalled due to a bug of some kind?

It's not really that important, as everything works fine, but it is quite bemusing.

Comments

  • KlasKlas Posts: 18
    edited December 1969

    4.5.1.6 means 4.5.1.06 and not 4.5.1.60, so 4.5.1.56 is the most recent version.

  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 100,765
    edited December 1969

    They are not decimals - if they were there would be only one full stop - they are integers, and 56 is higher than 6. However, the SDK hasn't changed so I'm surprised there was a problem with the bridge plugin.

  • Herald of FireHerald of Fire Posts: 3,504
    edited December 1969

    Richard Haseltine said:
    They are not decimals - if they were there would be only one full stop - they are integers, and 56 is higher than 6. However, the SDK hasn't changed so I'm surprised there was a problem with the bridge plugin.

    Maybe so, but it clearly stated in the log file that it was designed for 'a more recent version of Daz', so read into that what you will. I still have the old 4.5.1.6 installer, and it clearly stated that same version number in the application, which is why I was initially confused as to why it didn't work.

    Fifty-six is certainly higher than 6, but I have to admit I'll probably never understand version naming. Surely it would make more sense to release a 4.5.1.7 first? Or do the devs just love big numbers? :D

  • TotteTotte Posts: 13,955
    edited December 1969

    HeraldOfFire said:
    Fifty-six is certainly higher than 6, but I have to admit I'll probably never understand version naming. Surely it would make more sense to release a 4.5.1.7 first? Or do the devs just love big numbers? :D

    In all software development, each new build gets a build number, but not every build hits the users. What you see between 6 and 56 is that fifty builds has been done, each and everyone most probably ironed out a bug or two or added or enhanced a feature or function.

  • mjc1016mjc1016 Posts: 15,001
    edited December 1969

    Totte said:
    HeraldOfFire said:
    Fifty-six is certainly higher than 6, but I have to admit I'll probably never understand version naming. Surely it would make more sense to release a 4.5.1.7 first? Or do the devs just love big numbers? :D

    In all software development, each new build gets a build number, but not every build hits the users. What you see between 6 and 56 is that fifty builds has been done, each and everyone most probably ironed out a bug or two or added or enhanced a feature or function.

    With at least one of them being a public beta....

    On the release thread, in the firs post, there's a link to the changelog, detailing the history of those builds we never see.

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