1 files changed, 9 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/methods.py b/methods.py
index 5fdcc2c4b4..3f03e6bbd2 100644
--- a/methods.py
+++ b/methods.py
@@ -557,16 +557,19 @@ def is_vanilla_clang(env):
 
 
 def get_compiler_version(env):
-    if using_gcc(env):
-        version = decode_utf8(subprocess.check_output([env['CXX'], '-dumpversion']).strip())
-    elif using_clang(env):
-        # Not using -dumpversion as it used to return 4.2.1: https://reviews.llvm.org/D56803
+    """
+    Returns an array of version numbers as ints: [major, minor, patch].
+    The return array should have at least two values (major, minor).
+    """
+    if not env.msvc:
+        # Not using -dumpversion as some GCC distros only return major, and
+        # Clang used to return hardcoded 4.2.1: # https://reviews.llvm.org/D56803
         version = decode_utf8(subprocess.check_output([env['CXX'], '--version']).strip())
     else:  # TODO: Implement for MSVC
         return None
-    match = re.search('[0-9][0-9.]*', version)
+    match = re.search('[0-9]+\.[0-9.]+', version)
     if match is not None:
-        return match.group().split('.')
+        return list(map(int, match.group().split('.')))
     else:
         return None