Module: PEBuild::Util::VersionString Private

Defined in:

lib/pe_build/util/version_string.rb

Overview

This module is part of a private API. You should avoid using this module if possible, as it may be removed or be changed in the future.

Since:

• 0.10.2

Class Method Summary

• .compare(a, b) ⇒ Integer private

  Approximate comparison of two version strings using <=>.

Class Method Details

.compare(a, b) ⇒ Integer

This method is part of a private API. You should avoid using this method if possible, as it may be removed or be changed in the future.

Approximate comparison of two version strings using <=>

Uses the Gem::Version class. Any nightly build tags, such as -rc4-165-g9a98c9f, will be stripped from the version.

Parameters:

• a (String) —

  The first version string.

• b (String) —

  The second version string.

Returns:

• (Integer) —

  A -1, 0 or 1.

Since:

• 0.10.2

# File 'lib/pe_build/util/version_string.rb', line 19

def self.compare(a, b)
  Gem::Version.new(a.split('-').first) <=> Gem::Version.new(b.split('-').first)
end