[CMake] lexical comparison of cmake version numbers

[Brandon J. Van Every]

Alexander Neundorf wrote:
> Von: "Brandon J. Van Every" <bvanevery at gmail.com>
>
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>> Alexander Neundorf wrote:
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>>> Von: "Brandon J. Van Every" <bvanevery at gmail.com>
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>>>> I would like more direct access to the CMake version number, and the 
>>>> ability to make easy lexical comparisons between version numbers.
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>>> Since cmake 2.4.3 you can use CMAKE_PATCH_VERSION. CMAKE_MINOR_VERSION
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>> and CMAKE_MAJOR version existed already before.
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>> Thank you much for this info, Alex.
>>
>> But, holy !$%!%$!#@%#%.  This is infuriating!  I chew up my evening 
>> reinventing the wheel, because this stuff ISN'T IN THE DOCS, and ISN'T 
>> ON THE WIKI "USEFUL VARIABLES" PAGE!
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> Sorry that I didn't get around to add it there...
> But you know, it's a Wiki :-)
>   

They're there now, I added them.  Of course, people can't add things 
they don't know about.  Which reminds me: is there a variable that has 
major.minor.patch all together?  i.e. "2.4.3"


Cheers,
Brandon Van Every

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