From: "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de>
Subject: Re: Comparing version numbers
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2017 18:22:35 +0100
Date: 2017-11-13T18:22:35+01:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <ouckcu$5gc$1@gioia.aioe.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: oucfat$1qrb$1@gioia.aioe.org
On 2017-11-13 16:56, Victor Porton wrote:
> But what is the difference between Compare_Textually and
> Compare_Lexicographically?
Numerals in the text are ordered according to their values. E.g. if you
wanted to order files or versions by numbers in their names.
> "This function compares two strings as texts." What does "compares as text"
> mean?
Numerals in the text are equal. E.g. if you wanted filter out all
versions of the same package or all numbered files.
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Regards,
Dmitry A. Kazakov
http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de
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Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2017-11-13 2:39 Comparing version numbers Victor Porton
2017-11-13 5:15 ` J-P. Rosen
2017-11-13 8:04 ` briot.emmanuel
2017-11-13 11:11 ` Simon Wright
2017-11-13 21:30 ` briot.emmanuel
2017-11-13 8:10 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-11-13 15:56 ` Victor Porton
2017-11-13 17:22 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov [this message]
2017-11-13 18:54 ` Victor Porton
2017-11-13 20:25 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-11-16 15:33 ` Robert Eachus
2017-11-17 14:45 ` Shark8
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