Re: sort --compare-version

[James Youngman]

On Feb 5, 2008 1:09 AM, Bob Proulx <address@hidden> wrote:
> That would mean to me that version comparison would need to be of the
> form --<something>-sort and would need to be in the "Ordering
> options:" section and not the "Other options:" section.  I suppose
> that this option should be called --version-sort instead in order to
> be consistent with the already existing options.
>
> But!  Using --version-sort conflicts with --version.  Which means my
> purpose here is simply to call this up for discussion such that some
> reasonable choice can be made since this will need to be an exception
> to the rule.  Comments?

How about something synonymous, but differently spelled?   For example
--releasenumber-sort?

James.