1 diff -urNp -x '*.orig' Sphinx-1.8.5.org/sphinx/application.py Sphinx-1.8.5/sphinx/application.py
2 --- Sphinx-1.8.5.org/sphinx/application.py 2019-03-10 08:47:02.000000000 +0100
3 +++ Sphinx-1.8.5/sphinx/application.py 2021-02-27 11:42:43.303622883 +0100
4 @@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ class Sphinx(object):
7 # check the Sphinx version if requested
8 - if self.config.needs_sphinx and self.config.needs_sphinx > sphinx.__display_version__:
9 + if self.config.needs_sphinx and str(self.config.needs_sphinx) > sphinx.__display_version__:
10 raise VersionRequirementError(
11 __('This project needs at least Sphinx v%s and therefore cannot '
12 'be built with this version.') % self.config.needs_sphinx)