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in thread Ordered Comparison of Generalized Version Strings.

Yes, it supports comparing versions were 3.10 comes after 3.9 (because 3.9==3.09), but it doesn't support decimal numbers where 3.10 comes before 3.9 (because 3.9==3.90) [but if the decimal numbers that will be compared together always have the same number of digits after the decimal (as is often the case), then it works]. Obviously it can't support both version strings and all decimal numbers, I just mentioned that because it is a general-purpose "natural sort".

Well, I definitely consider 3B to be a revision to the base branch and so 3B comes after 3.2. But I supposed some may disagree with me. So rejecting such comparisons is a worthwhile feature that can't be duplicated by a simpler method. (:

        - tye (but my friends call me "Tye")
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