What is a SNAPSHOT ?

Discussion in 'Bukkit Help' started by niki5051, Nov 2, 2012.

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    niki5051

    Well the title says it, what exactly is a bukkit snapshot. Whats the diff between a snapshot and n normal stable build of bukkit ?
    Sry for the silly question :oops:
     
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    MyPictures

    They snapshots have the latest changes from the source code in them.


    RC, Beta and DEV are promotions:
    CraftBukkit RC = This version has been tested and should work as expected.
    CraftBukkit BETA= Not fully tested and may include some big changes in the API or some other major stuff that isn't fully tested yet.
    CraftBukkit Dev= Also know as "bleeding edge" version. This versions have the latest changes that has been made on the source code in it. BE CAREFUL! This builds can cause damage to your server and are fully untested!
     
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    md_5

    A snapshot is something used by plugins in maven, it basically refers to any *version* of a file/program that will be updated many times. Beta and RBs are not snapshots. Dev builds are.
     
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    niki5051

    Soooo, it's better to use a snapshot ?
     
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    zipfe

    This isn't about 'good' or 'bad'. What you probably mean is that it is better, in the meaning of safer, more stable, to use a RB (Recommended Build) because it got tested by the bukkit devs. And what they call Beta is good enough and/or has important changes that many server admins are waiting for, but it's not tested like a RB.
     
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