Re: How to compare the package version?

[Kumar Appaiah <akumar@iitm.ac.in>]

On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 08:55:05AM +0800, hhding wrote:
> Assume I have installed gcc-4.1 with version 4.1.2-15, and some  
> application need gcc with version greater than 4.1.2-18. How can I check  
> and compare the installed gcc version in debian way then decide install  
> the new version or not? I have read the debian policy manual, but no  
> version compare tool or command is mentioned.

if dpkg --compare-versions 4.1.2-18 gt 4.1.2-15;then echo 4.1.2-18 is more than 4.1.2-15;fi

This prints:
4.1.2-18 is more than 4.1.2-15

HTH.

Kumar
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