[MNG-7559] ComparableVersion vs versions with custom qualifiers

• Type: Bug
• Status: Reopened
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 3.8.3
• Fix Version/s: 4.x / Backlog
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Andrzej J.
• Created: 07/Oct/22 15:43
• Updated: 01/Mar/23 10:57

Description

Since I know that ComparableVersion was brought to Maven from versions-maven-plugin, it turns out the bug described here:

https://github.com/mojohaus/versions-maven-plugin/issues/744

also exists in maven, at least in 3.8.3.

According to the maven version spec, versions containing a qualifier should be treated as less major than the same versions without the qualifier.

Currently it's only the case for a few "standard" qualifiers, e.g. "-rc*", "-alpha", etc.

However, it looks like "2.3-pfd" is deemed less major than "2.3".

    @Test
    public void testComparableVersionWithCustomQualifier()
    {
        assertThat( new ComparableVersion( "2.3" ).compareTo( new ComparableVersion( "2.3-pfd" ) ),
                greaterThan( 0 ) );
    }

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #331
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #845
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #887
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #925
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #929