From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Carsten Dominik Subject: Re: Version string (was Re: ELPA Howto) Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2010 12:38:43 +0200 Message-ID: <13824DEB-A43A-4E87-A5DD-84C5965C713C@gmail.com> References: <81pqvvofgz.fsf@gmail.com> <814od06gls.fsf_-_@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v936) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=45770 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1P4Aah-0006kH-Gk for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 08 Oct 2010 06:54:28 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1P4ALf-0000bs-1o for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 08 Oct 2010 06:38:48 -0400 Received: from mail-ew0-f41.google.com ([209.85.215.41]:50820) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1P4ALe-0000bg-Ss for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 08 Oct 2010 06:38:47 -0400 Received: by ewy4 with SMTP id 4so510471ewy.0 for ; Fri, 08 Oct 2010 03:38:46 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <814od06gls.fsf_-_@gmail.com> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Jambunathan K Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org On Oct 5, 2010, at 1:09 PM, Jambunathan K wrote: > > In the context of ELPA packages, I think there might be a need to > revisit how orgmode's version string is defined. > > For example, 7.01h wouldn't be successfully parsed by (version-to-list > ...) which the package manager uses internally. > > So 7.01h could be mapped to 7.0.1.8 or 7.1.8. Hi Jambunthan, in what places would the version string have to be modified? Do I need to change the org.el variable org-version, or the string in the VERSION keyword in file headers, or where? - Carsten > > ,----[ C-h f version-to-list RET ] > | version-to-list is a compiled Lisp function in `subr.el'. > | > | (version-to-list VER) > | > | Convert version string VER into an integer list. > | > | The version syntax is given by the following EBNF: > | > | VERSION ::= NUMBER ( SEPARATOR NUMBER )*. > | > | NUMBER ::= (0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9)+. > | > | SEPARATOR ::= `version-separator' (which see) > | | `version-regexp-alist' (which see). > | > | The NUMBER part is optional if SEPARATOR is a match for an element > | in `version-regexp-alist'. > | > | As an example of valid version syntax: > | > | 1.0pre2 1.0.7.5 22.8beta3 0.9alpha1 6.9.30Beta > | > | As an example of invalid version syntax: > | > | 1.0prepre2 1.0..7.5 22.8X3 alpha3.2 .5 > | > | As an example of version convertion: > | > | String Version Integer List Version > | "1.0.7.5" (1 0 7 5) > | "1.0pre2" (1 0 -1 2) > | "1.0PRE2" (1 0 -1 2) > | "22.8beta3" (22 8 -2 3) > | "22.8Beta3" (22 8 -2 3) > | "0.9alpha1" (0 9 -3 1) > | "0.9AlphA1" (0 9 -3 1) > | "0.9alpha" (0 9 -3) > | > | See documentation for `version-separator' and `version-regexp- > alist'. > | > | [back] > `---- > > Jambunathan K. - Carsten