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Re: 0.01-6 > 0.1-3 ?????



Agustin Martin Domingo <agmartin@aq.upm.es> writes:

> point in versions is not decimal separator, but major or minor version
> separator. So
>
> 0.00001 == 0.01 == 0.1
>
> all means 
>
> major version=0
> first minor version=1

Many developers don't consider those identical, though.  I wonder if
fields should be zero-padded to equal width before comparison?  So
comparing 0.01 and 0.1, you'd zero-pad 0.1 -> 0.10, and get the right
comparison.

-- 
Alan Shutko <ats@acm.org> - In a variety of flavors!
A crucifix?  Oy vey, have you got the wrong vampire!


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