[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #20416: Install plugins version checking not correct

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#20416: Install plugins version checking not correct
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 Reporter:  Workshopshed    |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)    |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Administration  |     Version:  3.4
 Severity:  minor           |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                  |
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Comment (by dd32):

 The behavior of the install screen did change at one point to match the
 version comparisons used elsewhere, previously I believe this used a
 decimal comparison ( 1.7 > 1.63?) which broke on major.minor.patch (3.2.1)
 style version numbers.

 Since we use version_compare() everywhere else in WordPress for the update
 notifications, it makes sense to keep that there. As a result, if you're
 using 1.63, you'll never get a update notification to 1.7, since that's
 1.07 vs 1.63 when it comes to version comparisons.

 So in the end, I think it's something that has to be left up to plugin
 authors to actually specify their versions right, although, some
 documentation to mention this gotcha might be advisable if it's not
 already around somewhere...

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