Differences between revisions 2 and 6 (spanning 4 versions)

Version reference tables

BitlBee

Since the switch to libotr4 overlapped with the fixes for twitter (which is the main reason 3.2.1 was released), and additionally debian released their own version with a name that's suspiciously similar to 3.2.1, here's a table that documents all the relevant versions to both OTR and Twitter support.

Date	bzr	Release	libotr	Twitter?	Stable?	Notes	Where to get
2013-01-06	965	3.2 ¹	3	No	Yes	The original 3.2 release. Old but stable.	bzr, Release .tar.gz
2013-06-16	991	--	3	Yes	Yes	Earliest dev build with most twitter fixes	bzr
2013-07-13	997	--	3	Yes	Yes	Latest dev build with libotr3 support available from the APT repo	bzr, .deb repo, .tar.gz
2013-10-14	998	--	3	Yes	Yes	Minor bug fix that doesn't have any .deb builds in the repo	bzr, .tar.gz
2013-11-27	999	3.2.1²	3	Yes	Yes	Official 3.2.1 release	bzr, Release .tar.gz
2013-12-05	1000	--	3	Yes	Yes	Minor fix for the displayed version	bzr
2013-12-05	1001	--	4	Yes	No	Switch to libotr4. Several bugs introduced.	bzr
2013-12-19	1004	3.2.1+otr4-1	4	Yes	No	Release for debian jessie/sid and ubuntu trusty only.	bzr, debian/ubuntu
2014-01-20	1006	--	4	Yes	No	Fix attempt, unsuccessful.	bzr
2014-01-20	1007	--	4	Yes	Yes	OTR fixes by pesco! Seems to work flawlessly.	bzr, .deb repo, .tar.gz
2014-02-13	1011	--	4	Yes	Yes	A few more minor OTR bugfixes.	bzr, .deb repo, .tar.gz
2014-07-05	1024	3.2.2	4	Yes	Yes	3.2.2 stable release	bzr, .deb repo (or APT), .tar.gz

Also known as 3.2-1 or 3.2-1.1 (1)
This release might not display the correct version when you do /ctcp root version (2)

The bzr builds before the 3.2.1 release show their version number in the format 3.2+20130714+devel+997-1. In the case of bzr997, it has almost all the features of the 3.2.1 release (except the bugfix from 998), so the "3.2" part of the version number might be misleading, but what matters is the "997" part.

"What should I use?"

Installation method	Twitter needed?	OTR needed?	Min-max bzr	Recommended version	Notes
.deb / APT	Yes	Yes	991 - 997 or 1007 - *	3.2.2 / Latest build.	The latest version in the apt repo is stable now
.deb / APT	Yes	No	991 - *	3.2.2 / Latest build.	The OTR plugin can be kept if using builds >1007
.deb / APT	No	No	965 - *	3.2.2 / Latest build.	Same as above. Any version >=3.2 will also work.
.deb / APT	No	Yes	965 - 997 or 1007 - *	3.2.2 / Latest build.	Any version >=3.2 will also work.
Manual compilation	Yes	--	991 - 1000 or 1007 - *	3.2.2 release
Manual compilation	No	--	965 - 1000 or 1007 - *	3.2.2 release

OTR

And here's another table for the apparent nonsense of the OTR versions.

Library	Protocol	Allowed protocol policy	.so name (ABI version)	Debian package	Supported bitlbee releases	Supported bitlbee bzr	Stability
libotr 3.2.1	v2	v1, v2	`libotr.so.2.2.1`	libotr2(-dev)	3.0 ... 3.2.1	<=1000	Stable
libotr 4.0.0	v3	v2, v3	`libotr.so.5.0.0`	libotr5(-dev)	3.2.2	>=1001	Stable since r1007

The stability column refers to the current bitlbee support, which might crash in some situations before 1007.

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-|| 2013-12-05 || [[http://code.bitlbee.org/lh/bitlbee/revision/1001|1001]] || -- || 4 ||<#AAFFAA> Yes ||<#FFAAAA> No || Switch to libotr4. [[http://bugs.bitlbee.org/bitlbee/ticket/1109|Several]] [[http://bugs.bitlbee.org/bitlbee/ticket/1110|bugs]] introduced. || bzr, .deb repo, [[http://code.bitlbee.org/tarballs/bitlbee-bzr-1001.tar.gz|.tar.gz]] ||
|| 2013-12-19 || [[http://code.bitlbee.org/lh/bitlbee/revision/1004|1004]] || 3.2.1+otr4-1 || 4 ||<#AAFFAA> Yes ||<#FFAAAA> No || Release for debian jessie/sid and ubuntu trusty only. || bzr, .deb repo, debian/ubuntu ||
|| 2014-01-20 || [[http://code.bitlbee.org/lh/bitlbee/revision/1006|1006]] || -- || 4 ||<#AAFFAA> Yes ||<#FFAAAA> No || Fix for [[http://bugs.bitlbee.org/bitlbee/ticket/1109|this OTR bug]]. || bzr, .deb repo (or APT), [[http://code.bitlbee.org/tarballs/bitlbee-bzr-1006.tar.gz|.tar.gz]] ||
+|| 2013-12-05 || [[http://code.bitlbee.org/lh/bitlbee/revision/1001|1001]] || -- || 4 ||<#AAFFAA> Yes ||<#FFAAAA> No || Switch to libotr4. [[http://bugs.bitlbee.org/bitlbee/ticket/1109|Several]] [[http://bugs.bitlbee.org/bitlbee/ticket/1110|bugs]] introduced. || bzr ||
|| 2013-12-19 || [[http://code.bitlbee.org/lh/bitlbee/revision/1004|1004]] || 3.2.1+otr4-1 || 4 ||<#AAFFAA> Yes ||<#FFAAAA> No || Release for debian jessie/sid and ubuntu trusty only. || bzr, '''debian/ubuntu''' ||
|| 2014-01-20 || [[http://code.bitlbee.org/lh/bitlbee/revision/1006|1006]] || -- || 4 ||<#AAFFAA> Yes ||<#FFAAAA> No || Fix attempt, unsuccessful. || bzr ||
|| 2014-01-20 || [[http://code.bitlbee.org/lh/bitlbee/revision/1007|1007]] || -- || 4 ||<#AAFFAA> Yes ||<#AAFFAA> Yes || OTR fixes by pesco! Seems to work flawlessly. || bzr, .deb repo, [[http://code.bitlbee.org/tarballs/bitlbee-bzr-1007.tar.gz|.tar.gz]] ||
|| 2014-02-13 || [[http://code.bitlbee.org/lh/bitlbee/revision/1011|1011]] || -- || 4 ||<#AAFFAA> Yes ||<#AAFFAA> Yes || A few more minor OTR bugfixes. || bzr, .deb repo, [[http://code.bitlbee.org/tarballs/bitlbee-bzr-1011.tar.gz|.tar.gz]] ||
|| 2014-07-05 || [[http://code.bitlbee.org/lh/bitlbee/revision/1024|1024]] || 3.2.2 || 4 ||<#AAFFAA> Yes ||<#AAFFAA> Yes || 3.2.2 stable release || bzr, .deb repo (or APT), [[http://code.bitlbee.org/tarballs/bitlbee-bzr-1024.tar.gz|.tar.gz]] ||
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-|| '''Installation method''' || '''Twitter needed?''' || '''OTR needed?''' || '''Min. bzr''' || '''Max. bzr''' || '''Recommended version''' || '''Notes''' ||
|| .deb / APT || Yes || Yes || 991 || 997 || 997 || Downgrade manually if using the apt repo ||
|| .deb / APT || Yes || No || 991 || -- || Latest build. || '''Remove bitlbee-plugin-otr.''' ||
|| .deb / APT || No || No || 965 || --  || Latest build. || '''Remove bitlbee-plugin-otr.'''. Any version >=3.2 will also work. ||
|| .deb / APT || No || Yes || 965 || 997 || 997 || Downgrade manually if using the apt repo. Any version >=3.2 will also work. ||
|| Manual compilation || Yes || -- || 991 || 1000 || [[http://get.bitlbee.org/src/bitlbee-3.2.1.tar.gz|3.2.1 release]] || Don't bother using newer bzr revisions. ||
|| Manual compilation || No || -- || 965 || 1000 || [[http://get.bitlbee.org/src/bitlbee-3.2.1.tar.gz|3.2.1 release]] || No need to upgrade if you have a version >=3.2. Again, don't use newer bzr revisions. ||
+|| '''Installation method''' || '''Twitter needed?''' || '''OTR needed?''' || '''Min-max bzr''' || '''Recommended version''' || '''Notes''' ||
|| .deb / APT || Yes || Yes || 991 - 997 or 1007 - *|| 3.2.2 / Latest build. || The latest version in the apt repo is stable now ||
|| .deb / APT || Yes || No || 991 - * || 3.2.2 / Latest build. || The OTR plugin can be kept if using builds >1007 ||
|| .deb / APT || No || No || 965 - *  || 3.2.2 / Latest build. || Same as above. Any version >=3.2 will also work. ||
|| .deb / APT || No || Yes || 965 - 997 or 1007 - * || 3.2.2 / Latest build. || Any version >=3.2 will also work. ||
|| Manual compilation || Yes || -- || 991 - 1000 or 1007 - * || [[http://get.bitlbee.org/src/bitlbee-3.2.2.tar.gz|3.2.2 release]] ||  ||
|| Manual compilation || No || -- || 965 - 1000 or 1007 - * || [[http://get.bitlbee.org/src/bitlbee-3.2.2.tar.gz|3.2.2 release]] ||  ||
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-|| '''Library''' || '''Protocol''' || '''.so name (ABI version)''' || '''Debian package''' || '''Supported bitlbee releases''' || '''Supported bitlbee bzr''' || '''Stability''' ||
|| libotr 3.2.1 || [[https://otr.cypherpunks.ca/Protocol-v2-3.1.0.html|v2]] || {{{libotr.so.2.2.1}}} || [[http://packages.debian.org/sid/libotr2|libotr2]](-dev)|| 3.0 ... 3.2.1 || <=1000 ||<#AAFFAA> Stable ||
|| libotr 4.0.0 || [[https://otr.cypherpunks.ca/Protocol-v3-4.0.0.html|v3]] || {{{libotr.so.5.0.0}}} || [[http://packages.debian.org/sid/libotr5|libotr5]](-dev)|| Debian's "3.2.1+otr4-1"* || >=1001 ||<#FFAAAA> Unstable ||
+|| '''Library''' || '''Protocol''' || '''Allowed protocol policy''' || '''.so name (ABI version)''' || '''Debian package''' || '''Supported bitlbee releases''' || '''Supported bitlbee bzr''' || '''Stability''' ||
|| libotr 3.2.1 || [[https://otr.cypherpunks.ca/Protocol-v2-3.1.0.html|v2]] || v1, v2 || {{{libotr.so.2.2.1}}} || [[http://packages.debian.org/sid/libotr2|libotr2]](-dev)|| 3.0 ... 3.2.1 || <=1000 ||<#AAFFAA> Stable ||
|| libotr 4.0.0 || [[https://otr.cypherpunks.ca/Protocol-v3-4.0.0.html|v3]] || v2, v3 || {{{libotr.so.5.0.0}}} || [[http://packages.debian.org/sid/libotr5|libotr5]](-dev)|| 3.2.2 || >=1001 ||<#AAFFAA> Stable '''since r1007''' ||
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-The stability column refers to the current bitlbee support, which might crash in some situations. [[http://bugs.bitlbee.org/bitlbee/ticket/1110|Bug]]
+The stability column refers to the current bitlbee support, which might crash in some situations before 1007.