Jim Meyering writes ("Re: willing to contribute verrevcmp to gnulib?"):
> Ben Pfaff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Hi Ian. The GNU gnulib project is considering adding a function
> > that would compare strings in the same way that dpkg compares
> > version numbers, as you can see in the thread here:
> > http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.gnulib.bugs/14693
> >
> > Is there a chance that you would be willing to contribute to the
> > FSF the actual code from dpkg for this? (Otherwise, we will
> > probably have one person write a formal specification for the
> > version comparison algorithm, and then another person implement
> > something equivalent from that specification.)
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Ben.
>
> Hi Ian,
>
> Perhaps you didn't see the message quoted above?
> We're about to re-implement verrevcmp from scratch,
> but you might be able to save us the trouble.
You're right, I didn't see it. Thanks for the chase.
What is the licence on gnulib ? I'm very probably be happy to
relicence.
Ian.
