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    It baffles me why no one knows this standard, every answer here claims build goes at the end and doesn't understand revision is very simple; it means hotfix. You release a build, and then create further builds, but when you have to go back and fix that release you update the revision to show the particular build which was released was altered for a new release Commented Oct 25, 2012 at 14:39
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    +1 for an answer that has a justifiable build number. Merely incrementing the number is rather useless if the revision stays the same (unless you have an insane build system that is time dependent). Using the build number to signal what compiler, platforms, etc is useful. Commented Jun 26, 2014 at 20:13
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    Build as a recompilation of the same source seems to be an important point that is missed. If it's a code change (that doesn't require a whole new Major/Minor increase) then the Revision must also be changed. Commented Sep 8, 2015 at 9:01
  • @PeterX As in the case of build-specific changes when re-targeting? Commented Jan 25, 2019 at 22:02
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    "A difference in build number represents a recompilation of the same source" seems to contradicts the documentation. Once you make a revision, its no longer the same source. Having BUILD before REVISION makes sense only if a revision is specific to a build representing a "processor, platform, or compiler change". So I guess what most see as a REVISION bump should really be a MINOR bump when using these descriptions. Though the docs mention using REVISION for hotfixs, but Id assume hotfixs would apply to all builds, and should therefore be a MINOR bump. I just want some logical consistency!! Commented Feb 9, 2020 at 23:59