[vcool07]

Something called 'integration testing' that has to be done before the final build which clearly flags off any compatibility issues between components.

Every component comes with a major/minor release no., which tells about the nature of change that has gone in. For ex: Major rel is incremented for a change that usually introduces a new feature/interface. Minor release no are reserved for bug fixes/optimizations, that are more internal to the component.

The build manager can go through the list of all the delivered fixes and cherry pick the few which can go to the final build.