Re: Version Numbering

"David E. Wheeler" <david@kineticode.com> writes:
> On Aug 20, 2010, at 12:15 PM, Tom Lane wrote:
>> Well, I for one will fiercely resist adopting any such standard, because
>> it's directly opposite to the way that RPM will sort such version numbers.

> Which is how?

9.0.0 is less than 9.0.0anything.  Unless you wire some specific
knowledge of semantics of particular letter-strings into the comparison
algorithm, it's difficult to come to another decision, IMO.

BTW, 9.0.0 is also less than 9.0.0.anything ... so sticking another dot
in there wouldn't help.
        regards, tom lane