Introduction > GSP versions and editions

GSP employs a version numbering scheme for both the main program executable and dynamically loaded libraries (.BPL files). The File version number string contains details on respectively the main version, 2 sub version (major and a minor) numbers, and the build number. For example version 11.0.2.8 means main version 11, major version 0, minor version 2 and build number 8. The version numbers are important information to be added to validation reports or when communicating with the GSP development team on bugs or other issues. The GSP development team will release stable release versions ending with a build number of value zero. Build numbers are used by the team to identify certain fixes, improvements or new features. However, intermediate releases, e.g. special client builds may differ from this numbering, i.e. a build number can be higher than zero.

The File version number shown in the About window is the main GSP executable (GSP.exe) build number. The main GSP executable includes all standard libraries.

Custom libraries are separate executables (BPL dynamically loaded) and therefore have separate build numbers, shown in the bottom status bas of the library window or docking panel. Normally these are issued/installed together with a new main GSP executable, but in special cases the custom library version numbers may be different, for example after installing an updated custom library BPL only (maintaining the same main GSP executable). Note that different build numbers may cause conflicts.