[MNG-7701] Incompatible version sorting changes

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Invalid
• Affects Version/s: 3.8.7, 3.9.0
• Component/s: Core
• Assignee: Elliotte Rusty Harold
• Reporter: David M. Lloyd
• Created: 17/Feb/23 21:38
• Updated: 28/Feb/23 15:46
• Resolved: 25/Feb/23 14:14

Description

Between 3.8.6 and 3.8.7, the sorting of a variety of version strings has changed. This table captures the observed relations:

Input 1	3.8.6	3.8.7	Input 2
0.x	>	==	0-x
1.x	<	==	1-x
1.x	<	>	1_y
1.y	<	>	1_x
1-alpha	>	==	1.alpha

Issue Links

• is related to: MNG-7644 Fix version comparison where .X1 < -X2 for any string qualifier X
• relates to: MNG-7700 Improper canonicalization of versions
• relates to: MNG-6964 Maven version sorting is internally inconsistent
• relates to: MRESOLVER-334 Maven Resolver's GenericVersionScheme diverges from the spec