WARNING: Interop.EA.dll version anomaly in 856

[Paolo F Cantoni]

I just installed build 856.

Since I'm building Add-ins, I use Interop.EA.dll.  Because I develop across a number of machines with various environments, I keep a "local" copy of the file in a defined place and update it when it changes  and I need an update.  That way I get stability and (that word again) CONSISTENCY.  

Now it doesn't change every release (or does it).  Anyway, I happened to know that the version of the file I'm currently building against is 2.10.238.1.  (You know how you keep these bits of trivia in your head...  )

So I hovered over the Interop.EA.dll in the Sparx installation directory and noted that the version was 2.10.238.1.  So it hasn't changed!  

Then...  I happened to notice the file size...  My local copy of 2.10.238.1 (from July 2009) was 228Kb while the 2.10.238.1 (from May 2010) was 236Kb!!!!  

Sparxians, one of the basic precepts of systems building is:  If something changes its version MUST change! If something doesn't change it's version must NOT change.

This is TOTALLY unacceptable!  Fix it pronto!  

A fellow user remarked to me today (offline) that Sparx EA development seems "out of control".  This would appear (by definition) to prove his point!

Reported,
Paolo

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