### Function

# AppStream vercmp_simple

since: 1.0

#### Declaration [src]

    gint
    as_vercmp_simple (
      const gchar* a,
      const gchar* b
    )

#### Description [src]

Compare alpha and numeric segments of two software versions.

Available since: 1.0

#### Parameters

`a`

  Type: `const gchar*`

  First version number.

  The data is owned by the caller of the function.
  The value is a NUL terminated UTF-8 string.

`b`

  Type: `const gchar*`

  Second version number.

  The data is owned by the caller of the function.
  The value is a NUL terminated UTF-8 string.

#### Return value

Type: `gint`

> > 0 if a is newer than b; 0 if a and b are the same version; <<0 if b is newer than a.