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infl3x
infl3x

Reputation: 1572

What does "RTMREL" mean in software versioning?

I just installed Visual Studio 2012 and noticed that the version as mentioned in the 'about' menu is:

Version 11.0.50727.1 RTMREL

I am familiar with RTM (Release To Manufacturing) but am curious what the REL component means.

Anyone have any insight?

Upvotes: 5

Views: 8558

Answers (2)

Thilo
Thilo

Reputation: 262814

RTMRel is the "release to manufacturing" release. A bit redundant, but rhymes with "SP1Rel" (the Service Pack 1 release).

Update: see Edward's comment below. There is a point to the "Rel" part. It means a "release" build (optimized and stripped of debugging information). MSDN members can also get "Chk" builds for debugging purposes.

Upvotes: 11

user3731622
user3731622

Reputation: 5095

According to this link https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/vstudio/en-US/b0db1059-6006-4e9a-8d82-6508adef31e0/is-it-the-rtm-or-final-version-of-visual-studio-2012-?forum=vssetup

RTM means Release to Manufacturing, i.e. the image that goes on DVD's in retail boxes

Upvotes: 0

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