[scilab-Users] getversion() & getversion('scilab','string_info')

[Samuel Gougeon]

----- Message d'origine -----
De : Sylvestre Ledru
Date : 04/11/2009 00:25:
> Le mardi 03 novembre 2009 à 19:35 +0100, Samuel Gougeon a écrit :
>   
>> Hello,
>>
>> What's the usefulness of  getversion('scilab', 'string_info')
>> compared to simply getversion() ?
>>
>> Moreover, it would be nice to add to getversion()  an option
>> to get the release date in human readable normalized format.
>>     
> Can I ask why you would need this feature ?
>   
Because i am using several master-### releases of Scilab, due to
the fact that Scilab rapidly evolves  in between 2 official releases,
with new important functional or ergonomic features such that
completion improvements or fixes, LaTeX in graphic strings,
sub-chaptering of help pages, etc.
Then, when i consult scilab's bugzilla to see fiexes or progresses
or to post reports or comments, i need to know the date  of the
master that i am using.
Bugzilla doesn't timestamp reports and comments with # of seconds
since 1/1/1970, and every scilab console is titled "Console" whatever
is the related scilab's version.
At least 2 masters used at office (one stable, one more recent),
2 others at home, etc.
That's why i have created a small versionDate() macro loaded from
my scilab.ini. This could be of interest for other users.
Except whether forthcoming masters are straightforwardly numbered
with human readable compilation date, or consoles' title includes this
date.

Regards
Samuel

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