Jorge Godoy wrote: > Listmail <lists@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > >>>> Yeah yeah, but terminology aside, having 2 or three digits in each >>>> attribute is just wrong! >>> Terminology aside, why? The unit is "8.1" not "8" and "1". It makes no >>> sense to say you're on version 8, in the given context, so why should the >>> XML data pretend there is? >>> >>> //Magnus >> Just pretend that : >> >> - version = a tuple of integers (a, b, c, ...) >> - major = (a, b) >> - minor = (c, ...) >> >> Besides, that is sortable (unlike strings where 15 < 2) : > > But then, floats are as sortable as integers and 8.3 < 15.1... > > 8.7, 8.9, 8.10 - oops. 8.10 < 8.9 The 'period' is effectively a field separator, with the unfortunate side-effect that it looks like a number. Unless of course, the version after 8.9 *will* be 9.0, in which case it is a number and you're right. Pete
