Blame the developers and not the version command. You will soon find out that even the three digits are not enough.

Not only are there versions with four or even five digits around, but also characters, so V1.2.3.4f for some reason is used as a version.

It is not the job of the version command to adapt to all those stupid ideas. Unified versions are key for installing/de-installing applications. Also where to stop? How should the "newer"-command deal with that? Like DOS-Arguments versioning needs to follow a standard to max out usability.

If an application or therefor the developer does not play by the rules (which clearly define how a version string has to be defined), it is not the problem of any OS component.

Hence why version compare in Grunch is complex and you need to reinvent the wheel for your clone, too.

[ Edited by geit 07.06.2023 - 13:41 ]