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[Mr Crabman]

Something mod authors apparently often forget to do, is update mod version numbers.

With the new plans for an `info.txt` file in mods (after the Steam release), which will store the version number and allow mods to show if they are compatible with previous versions and stuff, this might actually be a slight problem, but it could be solved somewhat by having DFFD check the `info.txt` file when a new version of a mod is being uploaded, to see if it's the same as the old mod (and to give a warning message if it is).

I don't know if the Steam Workshop supports such checks on file uploads, but if it does, it should be done there as well (it would probably actually be even more important there, since it will undoubtedly be more popular than DFFD for mod downloads).

[Silverwing235]

I must admit, I don't know the DFFD admin's handle, or I would've @'d them myself. Anyway, wrong forum - looks to be better in DF General.

[Mr Crabman]

I must admit, I don't know the DFFD admin's handle, or I would've @'d them myself. Anyway, wrong forum - looks to be better in DF General.

I realize it's usually for the actual game, but there's not exactly a forum for DFFD suggestions. Also, unlike this forum, there is no guarantee Toady would see/read a suggestion made in DF General.

[Janus]

With the new plans for an `info.txt` file in mods (after the Steam release), which will store the version number and allow mods to show if they are compatible with previous versions and stuff, this might actually be a slight problem, but it could be solved somewhat by having DFFD check the `info.txt` file when a new version of a mod is being uploaded, to see if it's the same as the old mod (and to give a warning message if it is).

So your request would be for the DFFD to check if the uploaded file is a zip file, if so unzip it and check for an info.txt file in there, read it if there is one, get the version info from there, and then compare it to the version number they have on the file listing, then notify the uploader in some fashion that it doesn't match or whatever? Probably wouldn't want to automatically update it to match, overriding whatever the person already has for the version number on the file listing.
Hmm. And this all would only be relevant if the mod author remembered to update the info.txt with the new version number but then forgot to change it on the DFFD file listing. And it also would only be relevant if they choose to use the same notation for the version number between the two places.

It would take a fair bit of work and I'm not sure it would really be worth it.

[Mr Crabman]

and then compare it to the version number they have on the file listing, then notify the uploader in some fashion that it doesn't match or whatever?

No, it would check the version in info.txt and compare it to the version number in the old info.txt, not to the file listing (now that you mention it though, I don't know if it does already, but warning if you upload a new file without changing the file listing version sounds like a good idea too).