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+# vercmp
+[![Go Reference](https://pkg.go.dev/badge/go.elara.ws/vercmp.svg)](https://pkg.go.dev/go.elara.ws/vercmp)
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+This is a simple library that compares two versions using an algorithm loosely based on the `rpmvercmp` algorithm.
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