# File lib/rubygems/version.rb, line 293
  def <=> other
    return unless Gem::Version === other
    return 0 if @version == other.version

    lhsegments = segments
    rhsegments = other.segments

    lhsize = lhsegments.size
    rhsize = rhsegments.size
    limit  = (lhsize > rhsize ? lhsize : rhsize) - 1

    i = 0

    while i <= limit
      lhs, rhs = lhsegments[i] || 0, rhsegments[i] || 0
      i += 1

      next      if lhs == rhs
      return -1 if String  === lhs && Numeric === rhs
      return  1 if Numeric === lhs && String  === rhs

      return lhs <=> rhs
    end

    return 0
  end