Re: How do verion numbers work?

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From: Michael Hensche
Date: Thu, 04 Apr 1996 17:04

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SB> I've been using my Amiga for a long while now, but I'm still not sure how
SB> version numbers work. Is version 1.23 version of a program more recent than
SB> 1.9? If so, I've been replacing a lot of libraries and such with older
SB> versions! :-\

you are right. It is not as with decimal digits (1,9 being more than 1,25)
but it is a simply growing number behind the decimal point (1.25 being newer
than 1.9).

Hope you have a backup ;)


SB> Thanks!
SB>
SB> Seb
SB>

Regards
Michael Hensche, Wuppertal

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