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