def METHOD_NAME( ver1, ver2 ):
    intVer1 = cmssw_version_to_int(ver1)
    intVer2 = cmssw_version_to_int(ver2)
    if intVer1<intVer2:
        return -1
    elif intVer1>intVer2:
        return 1
    else:
        return 0