sub rev_compare()
{
#Args: 2 rev strings the section rev first and the master rev second
#Returns a 1 if they match and a 0 if they do not
#this sub takes 2 REV strings and compares them
    my $section_raw_rev_string = shift;
    my $main_raw_rev_string = shift;
    
    my $main_major_number = "";
    my $main_minor_number = "";
    my $section_major_number = "";
    my $section_minor_number = "";
    if ($section_raw_rev_string eq "*")
    {
        return 1;
    }
    if ($main_raw_rev_string =~ /(.+)\.(.+)/)
    {
        $main_major_number = $1;
        $main_minor_number = $2;
    }
    if ($section_raw_rev_string =~ /(.+)\.(.+)/)
    {
        $section_major_number = $1;
        $section_minor_number = $2;
    }
    if ($main_raw_rev_string eq $section_raw_rev_string)
    {
        return 1;
    }
    if ($section_raw_rev_string eq "*")
    {
        return 1;
    }
    if ($section_major_number == $main_minor_number)
    {
        if ($section_minor_number eq "*")
        {
            return 1;
        }
        if ($section_minor_number == $main_minor_number)
        {
            return 1;
        }

    }
    return 0;   
}