From: "Iñaki Baz Castillo" <ibc@...>
Date: 2012-03-07T01:12:06+09:00
Subject: Re: How to detect Linux Kernel and glibc version?

2012/3/6 Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com>:
>> Well, I could run "uname -r" but that is dangerous, example:
>>
>>   "2.6.3" >= "2.6.28"
>>   => true    OPSSSSS !!!
>>
>> And unfortunatelly I cannot add more gems (i.e. versionomy) as
>> depencency.
>
> But you could add a few lines, couldn't you?  Why not
>
> irb(main):001:0> class String
> irb(main):002:1> def to_v
> irb(main):003:2> scan(/\d+/).map(&:to_i).extend Comparable
> irb(main):004:2> end
> irb(main):005:1> end
> => nil
> irb(main):006:0> "2.6.3".to_v > "2.6.28".to_v

Just cool :)

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Iñaki Baz Castillo
<ibc@aliax.net>