From: Eric Hodel <drbrain@...7.net>
Date: 2011-11-12T06:25:32+09:00
Subject: Re: referring to version numbers in a gem

On Nov 11, 2011, at 1:02 PM, Phillip Gawlowski wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 9:28 PM, Chad Perrin <code@apotheon.net> wrote:
>> What's the best way to specify the version number and give the code
>> executed when the --version argument is supplied the ability to access
>> that version number?
> 
> module MyAwesomeTool
>  VERSION = "0.1.0-1" # Major, minor, tiny, patch-level
> end
> 
> puts MyAwesomeTool::VERSION

Just Use Dots

Then Gem::Version can parse it and you can do comparisons without funny-business.