From: ara.t.howard@...
Date: 2006-02-03T06:32:41+09:00
Subject: Re: [RCR] meaningful RUBY_VERSION#<=>

On Fri, 3 Feb 2006, Mauricio Fernandez wrote:

> 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

maybe so then - i did not know about the 2 digit restriction.  thanks!

-a

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