compareVersions
builtins.compareVersions
Primop
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Takes 2 arguments
s1, s2
Compare two strings representing versions and return -1 if
version s1 is older than version s2, 0 if they are the same,
and 1 if s1 is newer than s2. The version comparison
algorithm is the same as the one used by nix-env -u.
This function is not defined in a .nix file. It is likely a builtins function or an alias of a builtins function. builtins functions are predefined functions provided by Nix.
Noogle detected
Detected Type
compareVersions :: String -> String -> Int
Implementation
This function is implemented in c++ and is part of the native nix runtime.