Branch Eol

Hi, i'm new to CS and i'm gathering information about the CS version numbers. Can someone explain to me how the versions (4.x.x) work and, especially, is there a end of live announcement / roadmap for branch 4.2.x.? I cant find any info one that.

The reason behind the question is a upcoming migration to a new server and I'm not sure if its better to setup for a higher branch right away.

Regards,

3a

Hi, i'm new to CS and i'm gathering information about the CS version numbers. Can someone explain to me how the versions (4.x.x) work and, especially, is there a end of live announcement / roadmap for branch 4.2.x.? I cant find any info one that.

The reason behind the question is a upcoming migration to a new server and I'm not sure if its better to setup for a higher branch right away.

Regards,

3a

4.4.2 is latest and 4.4.5 will come along soon enough then I guess one more to 5 but only Simtech / CS Cart devs know when exactly.

For now you should be OK but would be good to see an 'Official roadmap' for this for sure.

Cs-cart support doesn't really EOL versions that I'm aware of (maybe V1 is unsupported). The helpdesk will continue to support all versions.

Note that cs-cart versioning is pretty much a mess. Ie. 4.x.y will contain new functionality and so will 4.z.y (where only 4.z.y should contain new functionality). You should think of every version as a new release that includes new functionality and defect corrections.

Since addons distributed with cs-cart are built against the running version you rarely have compatibility issues there. However, 3rd party addons can have incompatibilities between even minor releases.

Cs-cart does NOT publish roadmaps. Every time they try, they just get slammed for "why didn't you include X?" and "where did requirement for Y come from?" Best we've been able to get over the years is a commitment to defect corrections. But lately again, the response times and resolutions tend to slip.

Please find history here

http://forum.cs-cart.com/topic/35962-brief-historytimeline-of-cs-cart/

Hi,
Thanx for all the info!