Re: version> and version>=

[Tassilo Horn]

goncholden <goncholden@protonmail.com> writes:

>> `emacs-version' is a string, 28.0 is a float. You cannot compare
>> them. Stefan suggested to use` emacs-major-version' with 28 (both
>> integers) instead.
>
> It would be convenient if there was a function that could handle
> floats, so that one can condition not just on a major version, but
> upon the complete version number.

Well, usually there should be no API-breaking changes between Emacs X.Y
und X.Z, so version-checks more detailed than major version shouldn't be
needed.

And there is already

  (version<= "28.0" emacs-version)

if you want to test with version strings and have more control over
minor and even micro version.  (Using floats for versions is just plain
wrong.)

Bye,
Tassilo