functions::package

Variables

• PKG_VERSION_GREATER

  • Description: value returned by pkg_compare_version() when the version in the first arugment is greater than the second.

• PKG_VERSION_EQUAL

  • Description: value returned by pkg_compare_version() when the version in the two version arguments are equal

• PKG_VERSION_LESS

  • Description: value returned by pkg_compare_version() when the version in the first arugment is lower than the second.

Functions

• pkg_compare_version

  • Description: function to compare 2 package versions in the form x.y.z-r. It properly handles number comparison of each element (10 is considered greater than 2) and it also accepts letters in one of the element (an alphanumeric value is considered less than a number).

• pkg_update