--- a/Plugins/VcsPlugins/vcsMercurial/HgStatusMonitorThread.py	Thu Sep 01 09:11:23 2011 +0200
+++ b/Plugins/VcsPlugins/vcsMercurial/HgStatusMonitorThread.py	Thu Sep 01 09:25:05 2011 +0200
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
         self.shouldUpdate = False
         
         if self.__client is None and not self.__useCommandLine:
-            if self.vcs.versionStr >= "1.9.3":
+            if self.vcs.version >= (1, 9, 3):
                 # versions below that have a bug causing a second
                 # to not recognize changes to the status
                 client = HgClient(self.projectDir, "utf-8")