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+/* Version string functions. */
+{ lib }:
+
+rec {
+
+  /* Break a version string into its component parts.
+
+     Example:
+       splitVersion "1.2.3"
+       => ["1" "2" "3"]
+  */
+  splitVersion = builtins.splitVersion or (lib.splitString ".");
+
+  /* Get the major version string from a string.
+
+    Example:
+      major "1.2.3"
+      => "1"
+  */
+  major = v: builtins.elemAt (splitVersion v) 0;
+
+  /* Get the minor version string from a string.
+
+    Example:
+      minor "1.2.3"
+      => "2"
+  */
+  minor = v: builtins.elemAt (splitVersion v) 1;
+
+  /* Get the patch version string from a string.
+
+    Example:
+      patch "1.2.3"
+      => "3"
+  */
+  patch = v: builtins.elemAt (splitVersion v) 2;
+
+  /* Get string of the first two parts (major and minor)
+     of a version string.
+
+     Example:
+       majorMinor "1.2.3"
+       => "1.2"
+  */
+  majorMinor = v:
+    builtins.concatStringsSep "."
+    (lib.take 2 (splitVersion v));
+
+}