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>>>>> On Tue, 15 Sep 2015, Ulrich Mueller wrote: |
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>>> We consider 5.01 and 5.010 as equal versions. |
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>> And do we still plan to keep them equal when we fix =*? |
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> Yes. |
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>> Would that mean 5.1 is the same as 5.10? |
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> No. |
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> RTFPMS, all the rules for version comparison are there: |
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> https://projects.gentoo.org/pms/5/pms.html#x1-290003.3 |
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Well, maybe the following is easier to remember. The general idea is |
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that if any component (except for the first) starts with a 0 then it |
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is considered a floating point number. Therefore: |
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5.1 < 5.10 (neither starts with a 0) |
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5.01 = 5.010 |
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5.010 < 5.10 (first one starts with a 0) |
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5 = 05 (first component always uses integer comparison) |
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5.1_beta2 = 5.1_beta02 (suffixes always use integer comparison) |
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However, the rule also applies if there are additional components |
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before or after the one with the leading zeros, for example: |
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5.01.2 = 5.010.2 |
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5.6.01 = 5.6.010 |
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Ulrich |
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