microsoft / microsoft/beachball

Undefined behavior when dep range checked in is out of sync

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Description

These are repro cases:

  1. the first commit where a new dep is introduced + that dep being bumped while publishing
  2. a package version are out of sync as checked in & a dep change bump happened on that out-of-sync package

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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by reproducing the two dependency-range and publishing cases described in the issue, then trace the range-checking and version-bump flow. The expected behavior for both out-of-sync scenarios must be established before the work can be considered done.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
release
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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