> On 7. Nov 2022, at 07:44, Marcel Taeumel <marcel.taeumel at hpi.de> wrote:
> 
> > e.g. 1.8 is clearly less than 1.7.4
> 
> Eh, no it is not? If less means older here ...

This.
1.8 is exactly the same as 1.8.0, and this sorts definitely _after_ 1.7.4 and is hence, NOT less.

Best regards
	-Tobias

> 
> Best,
> Marcel
>> Am 05.11.2022 21:36:40 schrieb commits at source.squeak.org <commits at source.squeak.org>:
>> 
>> Eliot Miranda uploaded a new version of VersionNumber to project The Trunk:
>> http://source.squeak.org/trunk/VersionNumber-eem.5.mcz
>> 
>> ==================== Summary ====================
>> 
>> Name: VersionNumber-eem.5
>> Author: eem
>> Time: 5 November 2022, 1:36:25.499057 pm
>> UUID: 8883b385-6d1b-4659-b488-c677c700707a
>> Ancestors: VersionNumber-cmm.4
>> 
>> Fix VersionNumber>>< so that version numbers of different lengths can be compared. e.g. 1.8 is clearly less than 1.7.4. At the same time fix the comparison so that it terminates as soon as a difference is found.
>> 
>> =============== Diff against VersionNumber-cmm.4 ===============
>> 
>> Item was changed:
>> ----- Method: VersionNumber>>< (in category 'comparing') -----
>> < another 
>> + "Answer whether the receiver is less than the argument, another VersionNumber."
>> - "Answer whether the receiver is less than the argument."
>> 
>> + | tmp thisSize thatSize this that |
>> - | tmp |
>> - (self inSameBranchAs: another) ifFalse: 
>> - [^self error: 'Receiver and argument in different branches'].
>> - 
>> tmp := another numbers.
>> + thisSize := numbers size.
>> + thatSize := tmp size.
>> + 1 to: (thisSize min: thatSize) do:
>> + [:i|
>> + (this := numbers at: i) = (that := tmp at: i) ifFalse:
>> + [^this < that]].
>> + ^thisSize < thatSize!
>> - (tmp size = numbers size) ifTrue:
>> - [1 to: numbers size do: 
>> - [ :in | (numbers at: in) < (tmp at: in) ifTrue: [^true]].
>> - ^false].
>> - 
>> - ^numbers size < tmp size
>> - !
>> 
>> 
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