The documentation has an important caveat which should be noted:
This string is usually of the form
The operative word in this case being "usually." It's difficult to
code to this spec.
I noticed that too and then saw:
The second and third numbers are minor revision numbers and must be
a single numeric digit.
right after it, the operative word in this case being "must".
I can tell you that when comparing version numbers for document
binding purposes, Launch Services respects the first three version
components, but IGNORES the development stage code (a, b, d, etc.)
and anything following it.
That is odd to me since I usually release public betas of junk and stuff.
It's true that many instances of CFBundleVersion values do not
conform to the requirements of CFBundleGetVersionNumber().
Internally, Launch Services is more flexible in recognition of
Info.plist reality. Effectively, LS expects the following format:
nnnnn[.nn[.nn]][X] where n is a digit 0-9, square brackets indicate
optional components, and X is any string not starting with a digit.
X is ignored when present.
It actually makes sense that LS is smarter than CF. Sadly, the LS
method will still fail for windows style version numbers such as
5.1.2600.1519 (yes, that's a joke).
--
Sincerely,
Rosyna Keller
Technical Support/Holy Knight/Always needs a hug
Unsanity: Unsane Tools for Insanely Great People
It's either this, or imagining Phil Schiller in a thong.
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