Versioning and File Names
The C++ REST SDK uses the following naming convention for DLL, LIB and PDB files:<name><vs_version>[os_flavor]_<library_version>.<extension>
- <name>: The name of the file, for now is cpprest .
- <vs_version>: The name of the version of Visual Studio, 110 or 120.
- [os_flavor]: (optional): The flavor of the targeted operating system or runtime, such as d_xp for Debug in XP and _app or _wp8 for Release (note leading underscore).
- <library_version>: the underscore-separated library version major and minor values, such as 2_0. The C++ REST SDK library version is a triplet of {major , minor, revision}.
- The revision changes are for small incremental fixes not requiring binary and source breaking changes. The revision therefore does not contribute to the library name.
- The minor version change might require a source breaking change and almost certainly a binary breaking change.
- The major version change occurs as a result of the addition (or deprecation) of major features and API sets.
- <extension>: one of dll, lib or pdb.