Masterminds / Masterminds/semver

Rationale for ~0.0.0 being equal to >=0.0.0?

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Description

I noticed that this library treats the ~0.0.0 constraint as equal to >=0.0.0 (all versions are valid against the constraint) and was implemented in https://github.com/Masterminds/semver/commit/429e95e30a373ced3c657c4419bc65aa0fffc1f6. Before seeing this I was thinking that 0.1.0 and greater would fail the constraint against ~0.0.0. I couldn't find any rationale for this decision and wondering if any additional context could be provided.

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Start by reviewing commit 429e95e30a373ced3c657c4419bc65aa0fffc1f6 and the existing handling of the ~0.0.0 constraint. Done means the rationale for treating it like >=0.0.0 is established and recorded in the issue or appropriate project documentation.

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Tech stack
go
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tooling
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Documentation
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Needs clarification
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