Re: Ordered Comparison of Generalized Version Strings.

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(tye)Re4: Ordered Comparison of Generalized Version Strings. by tye (Sage) on Jul 26, 2001 at 19:58 UTC
Unfortunately, this module fails for some simple cases: `use Sort::Versions; print join(" ",sort versions qw(1.2a 1.10a)),"\n";` [download] produces `1.10a 1.2a` Note that this matches the behavior described in the module's documentation, but I think it isn't what most people would want. I've been considering patching the module to make it more useful... [Mostly a repeat of Re: Re: Sorting on Section Numbers (to save clicks).] - tye (but my friends call me "Tye")	[reply] [d/l] [select]

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Unfortunately, this module fails for some simple cases:

    use Sort::Versions;
    print join(" ",sort versions qw(1.2a 1.10a)),"\n";
[download]

1.10a 1.2a

Note that this matches the behavior described in the module's documentation, but I think it isn't what most people would want.

I've been considering patching the module to make it more useful...

[Mostly a repeat of Re: Re: Sorting on Section Numbers (to save clicks).]