[IronPython] stdlib platform.py patch

[Dino Viehland]

Unfortunately I think the format for 1.1 is the format that we want to keep going forward.  Just for the purposes of comparison:

1.0: IronPython 1.0.60816 on .NET 2.0.50727.42
1.0.1: IronPython 1.0 (1.0.61005.1977) on .NET 2.0.50727.42
1.1 Alpha: 2.4.0 (IronPython 1.1 Alpha (1.1) on .NET 2.0.50727.42)

The 1.1 alpha format just changed this morning - previously it didn't have the string Alpha in it and had a v before the version number.

The reason this is an important change is that there exists code that parses the version string to determine what version of CPython is running.  In those cases we want to present a compatible version string as being 2.4.x.  But of course we still want to present a version string for determining the IP version as well.  As IronPython is updated to support the features of the latest CPython releases we'll then rev the CPython version number as well (and in 1.1 setting the -X:Python25 option will cause the version string to start with 2.5.0 instead).

The good news is that "'IronPython' in sys.version" (or 'IronPython 1.' Or 'IronPython 1.0') remains as a compatible way to check across all versions.  Sorry for the changes here but this should be the final format going forward.



-----Original Message-----
From: users-bounces at lists.ironpython.com [mailto:users-bounces at lists.ironpython.com] On Behalf Of Sanghyeon Seo
Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 8:33 PM
To: Discussion of IronPython
Subject: Re: [IronPython] stdlib platform.py patch

2006/12/10, Anthony Baxter <anthonybaxter at gmail.com>:
> Does 1.1a1 have a sys.subversion string? I'm not sure I have the
> ability to download from codeplex (I think it needs Windows
> machines...)

No, you don't need Windows machines. You can download the latest source in .zip.

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Seo Sanghyeon
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