[Orgmode] Re: Version string (was Re: ELPA Howto)

[Carsten Dominik]

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