Are Godot 3.2.3 and 3.2.4 compatible?

DaveTheCoder

If I open a 3.2.3 project in 3.2.4 RC3, will that make the project incompatible with 3.2.3?

Megalomaniak

They should be. Breaking changes should only go into the next major release verision, that is the first number in versioning, so godot 4.

edit: Godot uses Semantic Versioning scheme, you can read more at semver.org

DaveTheCoder

Does the "backward-compatibility" mean that the following will not happen?

A bug fix is made that involves adding a new item to project.godot or a .tscn file that the previous version doesn't support.

In any case, I plan to back up any 3.2.3 projects before opening them in 3.2.4.

exuin

Added AspectRatioContainer to test project in 3.2.4-rc3. Opened in 3.2.3. Godot crashed.

Megalomaniak

That should probably be reported to the tracker then. But realistically if you intend to move a project back to a previous point release you should probably know to make sure to remove any new feature use/dependence from your project.

@DaveTheCoder said: In any case, I plan to back up any 3.2.3 projects before opening them in 3.2.4.

That is always a sound idea.

exuin

Okay, I will report that then.

Calinou

For the record, this bug was reported on GitHub and was resolved.

DaveTheCoder

It looks like the answer to my initial question in this thread is "maybe".

Megalomaniak

Well, it's a yes if you straight up try and load a project reliant on features that don't exist in the older version. But it's a no if you don't use any newer nodes/features in your project. This all makes sense.

If you are trying to open a project that makes use of newer features/nodes the older engine/editor shouldn't segfault but throw an error/warn the user.