Re: How do verion numbers work?

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From: Alan Peter Suggitt
Date: Sun, 14 Apr 1996 12:49

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Michael (shotgun@slip.net) wrote:
[Lots more about Version Numbers...]

You are still thinking in terms of decimal fractions, the version
string used by system programs contains a shorthand notation so
different versions and revisions can be recognised easily.

With his shorthand notation the version number and revision number are
written down as two integer numbers separated by a period. Because you
do not normally add leading zeros to an integer there should be no
zeros before the revision number after the period.

This is because it would not be possible to recall all the earlier versions
to add the extra zeros when the revision number changes from 9 to 10,
99 to 100 or 999 to 1000 etc.

Sug
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