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Subject: Re: Ports with version numbers going backwards: devel/ode
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Oliver Eikemeier wrote:

> The current sort order is
> 
>   0.5 = 0.05 = 0.005 < 0.39 = 0.039 < 0.50 = 0.050 < 0.390 < 0.500
> 
> What do you expect?
> 
>   0.005 < 0.039 < 0.05 = 0.050 < 0.39 = 0.390 < 0.5 = 0.50 = 0.500
> 
> would imply that
> 
>   FreeBSD 4.1 = FreeBSD 4.10

OK. I see your point.

> or do you have a suggestion of a different sort order that would mandate 
> 0.039 < 0.5?

May be numbers with leading zeros after a dot interpret different?

0.005 < 0.039 < 0.05 < 0.050 < 0.39 < 0.390 < 0.5 < 0.50 < 0.500

4.01 < 4.1 < 4.10 < 4.100

It makes problems?

-- 
Sem.