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 ===== 1 Compiler: the sac2c ecosystem ===== ===== 1 Compiler: the sac2c ecosystem =====
  
-Binary releases of the compiler and the standard library are provided in the following sections.+Binary releases of the compiler and the standard library are provided in the following sections. We provide two release types, major releases and weekly releases.
  
-We provide two types of distributable packages, stable releases and bleeding-edge releases (which we call //weeklies//). In both types, we provide a **basic** and a **full** package.+<callout type="primary" icon="true"> 
 +=== Which release type should I use? === 
 +At the moment, we suggest using one of the //weekly// release packages as these include some of the latest features. These packages only differ from our stable release packages in that we do less testing before releasing them. 
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 +=== Package Variants === 
 + 
 +We provide two types of packages variants, **basic** and  **full**.
  
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 //We use a CI cluster to build these packages using configurations defined in our [[https://www.macs.hw.ac.uk/gitlab/sac-group/build-sac-pkgs|package build repo]].// //We use a CI cluster to build these packages using configurations defined in our [[https://www.macs.hw.ac.uk/gitlab/sac-group/build-sac-pkgs|package build repo]].//
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-=== Which package should I use? === 
-At the moment, we suggest using one of the //weekly// packages as these include some of the latest features. These packages only differ from our stable release packages in that we do less testing before releasing them. 
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 For normal usage, the **basic** variant is sufficient to try out all of the features of the Single Assignment C language. For normal usage, the **basic** variant is sufficient to try out all of the features of the Single Assignment C language.
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 +=== Version Number ===
 +
 +We use semantic versioning, but additionally store the commit count (since the last version change) and the release number. Using ''1.3.2-256-1'' as an example, ''1.3.2'' is the version number which has ''256'' new commits on top and has been packages/release only once (''1'').
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 +//The version number may not match with what is in the filename of the package.//
  
 ==== Weeklies --- Bleeding-Edge Release ==== ==== Weeklies --- Bleeding-Edge Release ====