Android Question b4xlib manifest version numbers are strange

Sandman

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I'm creating a b4xlib and try to set this kind of version in the manifest.txt:

B4X:
Version=2.12-2020-01-23-11-31-19

So, basically, during the automated build process of the b4xlib a timestamp is added to the version number.

This is not appreciated by B4A:


(A somewhat vague error message, by the way - took some time figuring out what the problem was.)


While investigating this I found that the version field only allows for <number><dot><number, two figures max>. To make it even more strange, the last number was rounded:

This manifest...
B4X:
Version=12.34567890

...shows as this:


Another example, as I tried to understand the limitations:
B4X:
Version=1234567890.1234567890

Shows as:


Does anyone know what the actual specification for the Version field is?
 

Sandman

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And what is the definition of "a valid number"? Because the ones below apparently aren't.

B4X:
Version=12.34567890

B4X:
Version=1234567890.1234567890
 
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Sandman

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Looking closer it seems to be <int rounded to 7 figures><dot><int rounded to 2 figures>.

Can that be correct?
 
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Sandman

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Understood, thanks. I'll scrap the idea to add a timestamp and just go with an increasing version number instead.
 
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