On Fri, May 8, 2015 at 6:04 AM, Amenel VOGLOZIN <waav_zoungla-o...@yahoo.fr> wrote:
> Hi, > > Like Stephan Bergmann, I also think that the current test for newer > version cannot remain as it is. > > I have adopted the version scheme based on the date as Andrea recommended. > But I am quite uncomfortable with: > 1- effectively asking the entire extension developer community to adopt a > version scheme just so they can work; > 2- having an "overlook"/mistake/comparison bug remaining in some code that > does not implement the intended action. > > Is there an entry about this in the issue tracker? > I put one here: https://bz.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=126298 > > Regards, > -Amenel. > De : Stephan Bergmann <sberg...@redhat.com> > À : api@openoffice.apache.org > Envoyé le : Vendredi 8 mai 2015 8h42 > Objet : Re: Description.xml/Version propper user > > On 05/02/2015 08:47 AM, Andrea Pescetti wrote: > > On 30/04/2015 Alexandro Colorado wrote: > >> According to description.xml > >> > https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/DevGuide/Extensions/Description_of_XML_Elements#Element_.2Fdescription.2Fversion > >> > >> The following is described: Required. A textual representation of the > >> extension version. ... I want to confirm the policy and propper use of > >> the > >> metadata according to the application. > > > > I think it is simply a string, compared within OpenOffice using a string > > comparison (which is not optimal: if you have version "99.0" and version > > "100.0", version 100.0 comes before 99.0 since it starts with a "1"). > > The intent of course is that "100.0" is considered greater than "99.0", > and the actual code should also implement that correctly (cf. > desktop/qa/deployment_misc/test_dp_version.cxx). > > However, I see that "A total order is defined on versions via > lexicographical comparison" > (< > https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/DevGuide/Extensions/Extension_Versions > >) > can be mis-interpreted. What is meant is a lexicographical ordering > over the alphabet of natural numbers, not digits-and-dots characters. > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: api-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: api-h...@openoffice.apache.org > > > > > -- Alexandro Colorado Apache OpenOffice Contributor 882C 4389 3C27 E8DF 41B9 5C4C 1DB7 9D1C 7F4C 2614
