From: Mauricio Fernandez <mfp@...>
Date: 2006-02-03T06:09:06+09:00
Subject: Re: [RCR] meaningful RUBY_VERSION#<=>

On Fri, Feb 03, 2006 at 05:29:10AM +0900, Ara.T.Howard wrote:
>     module ::Kernel
>       def RubyVersion *a, &b
>         RubyVersion::new *a, &b
>       end
>       v = $VERBOSE
>       $VERBOSE = nil
>       ::RUBY_VERSION = RubyVersion(::RUBY_VERSION)
>       $VERBOSE = v
>     end
>   end
> 
>   p RUBY_VERSION
>   p RUBY_VERSION > "1.8.3"
>   p RUBY_VERSION > "1.9.0"
>
>   harp:~ > ruby a.rb
>   "1.8.4"
>   true
>   false

matz has said that 1.8.10 (or more generally versions with 2 digits in one
of the components) will not happen. Isn't String#<=> enough? (unless you
absolutely want major, minor & tiny)

On a stock install:

RUBY_VERSION                                       # => "1.8.4"
RUBY_VERSION > "1.8.3"                             # => true
RUBY_VERSION > "1.9.0"                             # => false


-- 
Mauricio Fernandez