# $NetBSD: cond-cmp-numeric-ge.mk,v 1.2 2020/10/24 08:46:08 rillig Exp $ # # Tests for numeric comparisons with the >= operator in .if conditions. # When both sides are equal, the >= operator always yields true. .if 1 >= 1 .else . error .endif # This comparison yields the same result, whether numeric or character-based. .if 1 >= 2 . error .endif .if 2 >= 1 .else . error .endif # If this comparison were character-based instead of numerical, the # 5 would be >= 14 since its first digit is greater. .if 5 >= 14 . error .endif .if 14 >= 5 .else . error .endif # Scientific notation is supported, as per strtod. .if 2e7 >= 1e8 . error .endif .if 1e8 >= 2e7 .else . error .endif # Floating pointer numbers can be compared as well. # This might be tempting to use for version numbers, but there are a few pitfalls. .if 3.141 >= 111.222 . error .endif .if 111.222 >= 3.141 .else . error .endif # When parsed as a version number, 3.30 is greater than 3.7. # Since make parses numbers as plain numbers, that leads to wrong results. # Numeric comparisons are not suited for comparing version number. .if 3.30 >= 3.7 . error .endif .if 3.7 >= 3.30 .else . error .endif # As of 2020-08-23, numeric comparison is implemented as parsing both sides # as double, and then performing a normal comparison. The range of double is # typically 16 or 17 significant digits, therefore these two numbers seem to # be equal. .if 1.000000000000000001 >= 1.000000000000000002 .else . error .endif all: @:; |