Fix to allow 'compare_versions.m' handle version numbers ending with period

[Muthiah Annamalai]

John W. Eaton wrote:
> Please reply on the list so others may comment.
>
> jwe
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>
> On 26-Jan-2009, Muthiah Annamalai wrote:
>
> | John W. Eaton wrote:
> | > I don't understand why the pattern fails to match.
> | >
> | > Precisely what version of Octave are you using?  A recent checkout
> | > from the Mercurial archive?  From when?
> | >
> | > jwe
> | >
> | >   
> | 
> | I built this over the weekend, last Saturday. So I must have used the 
> | checkout from 01/23/09.
> | 
> | -Muthu
>
>   


I built this over the weekend, last Saturday. So I must have used the 
 checkout from 01/23/09. I forgot the list-address in my reply.
 
 -Muthu