R devel - Oct 2024 - Consider getNamespaceVersion() returning a numeric_version

On 17 October 2024 at 12:38, Tim Taylor wrote:
| Would R-Core be receptive to having getNamespaceVersion() return a 
| numeric_version object instead of a named character?

Is this good enough? What's your actual issue a 'numeric' would
address?

   > as.package_version(getNamespaceVersion("base")) <
"4.5.0"
   [1] TRUE
   > 
   > as.package_version(getNamespaceVersion("Rcpp")) >
"1.0.11"
   [1] TRUE
   > as.package_version(getNamespaceVersion("Rcpp")) >
"1.0.14"
   [1] FALSE
   >

Dirk

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I mean the `numeric_version` object not a numeric (double/int). 
Basically to protect me from myself I'd prefer not to have to remember 
to wrap `getNamespaceVersion()` with `as.package_version()`.

I suspect a grep of CRAN may highlight others who are erroneously 
comparing character objects rather than a comparison between a 
`numeric_version` object and a character.

Tim


On 17/10/2024 13:22, Dirk Eddelbuettel wrote:
> On 17 October 2024 at 12:38, Tim Taylor wrote:
> | Would R-Core be receptive to having getNamespaceVersion() return a
> | numeric_version object instead of a named character?
>
> Is this good enough? What's your actual issue a 'numeric' would
address?
>
>     > as.package_version(getNamespaceVersion("base")) <
"4.5.0"
>     [1] TRUE
>     >
>     > as.package_version(getNamespaceVersion("Rcpp")) >
"1.0.11"
>     [1] TRUE
>     > as.package_version(getNamespaceVersion("Rcpp")) >
"1.0.14"
>     [1] FALSE
>     >
>
> Dirk
>