diff --git a/include/ProjectVersion.h b/include/ProjectVersion.h
index a253a18a40..c41d2ae08a 100644
--- a/include/ProjectVersion.h
+++ b/include/ProjectVersion.h
@@ -31,6 +31,24 @@
 
 enum CompareType { Major, Minor, Release, Build };
 
+
+static inline int parseMajor(QString & version) {
+	return version.section( '.', 0, 0 ).toInt();
+}
+
+static inline int parseMinor(QString & version) {
+	return version.section( '.', 1, 1 ).toInt();
+}
+
+static inline int parseRelease(QString & version) {
+	return version.section( '.', 2 ).section( '-', 0, 0 ).toInt();
+}
+
+static inline QString parseBuild(QString & version) {
+	return version.section( '.', 2 ).section( '-', 1 );
+}
+
+
 /*! \brief Version number parsing and comparison 
  *
  *  Parses and compares version information.  i.e. "1.0.3" < "1.0.10"
@@ -40,10 +58,20 @@ class ProjectVersion
 public:
 	ProjectVersion(QString version, CompareType c = CompareType::Build) : 
 		m_version(version), 
-		m_major(version.section( '.', 0, 0 ).toInt()) ,
-		m_minor(version.section( '.', 1, 1 ).toInt()) ,
-		m_release(version.section( '.', 2 ).section( '-', 0, 0 ).toInt()) ,
-		m_build(version.section( '.', 2 ).section( '-', 1 )),
+		m_major(parseMajor(m_version)),
+		m_minor(parseMinor(m_version)),
+		m_release(parseRelease(m_version)) ,
+		m_build(parseBuild(m_version)),
+		m_compareType(c)
+	{
+	}
+
+	ProjectVersion(const char * version, CompareType c = CompareType::Build) : 
+		m_version(QString(version)), 
+		m_major(parseMajor(m_version)),
+		m_minor(parseMinor(m_version)),
+		m_release(parseRelease(m_version)) ,
+		m_build(parseBuild(m_version)),
 		m_compareType(c)
 	{
 	}
@@ -55,7 +83,7 @@ public:
 	int getRelease() { return m_release; }
 	QString getBuild() { return m_build; }
 	CompareType getCompareType() { return m_compareType; }
-	void setCompareType(CompareType compareType) { m_compareType = compareType; }
+	ProjectVersion setCompareType(CompareType compareType) { m_compareType = compareType; return * this; }
 	
 
 private:
@@ -67,17 +95,12 @@ private:
 	CompareType m_compareType;
 } ;
 
-
-
-
 inline int compare(ProjectVersion v1, QString v2)
 {
 	return ProjectVersion::compare(v1, ProjectVersion(v2));
 }
 
 
-
-
 /*
  * ProjectVersion v. char[]
  */
diff --git a/src/core/ProjectVersion.cpp b/src/core/ProjectVersion.cpp
index e9d29edcad..df7b5bd466 100644
--- a/src/core/ProjectVersion.cpp
+++ b/src/core/ProjectVersion.cpp
@@ -76,4 +76,3 @@ int ProjectVersion::compare(ProjectVersion v1, ProjectVersion v2)
 	return QString::compare(v1.getBuild(), v2.getBuild());
 }
 
-