[jira] (MNG-3092) Version ranges with non-snapshot bounds can contain snapshot versions

["Lars Weber (JIRA)" <ji...@codehaus.org>]

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Lars Weber commented on MNG-3092:
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I can confirm this bug.
I don't see that the discussion is necessary, because the behavior is explained in the specification:

{quote}
*Incorporating SNAPSHOT versions into the specification*
{color:red}*Resolution of dependency ranges should not resolve to a snapshot (development version) unless it is included as an explicit boundary.*{color} There is no need to compile against development code unless you are explicitly using a new feature, under which the snapshot will become the lower bound of your version specification. As releases are considered newer than the snapshot they belong to, they will be chosen over an old snapshot if found.

It is possible that applications such as Continuum may have a mode that enables always resolving to the snapshot version, but this is external to the POM itself.
{quote}
Source:[http://docs.codehaus.org/display/MAVEN/Dependency+Mediation+and+Conflict+Resolution#DependencyMediationandConflictResolution-DependencyVersionRanges]

So my vote goes to the implementation according to the specification.
                
> Version ranges with non-snapshot bounds can contain snapshot versions
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: MNG-3092
>                 URL: https://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MNG-3092
>             Project: Maven 2 & 3
>          Issue Type: Bug
>          Components: Dependencies
>            Reporter: Mark Hobson
>         Attachments: MNG-3092.patch
>
>
> Contrary to the 2.0 design docs:
> "Resolution of dependency ranges should not resolve to a snapshot (development version) unless it is included as an explicit boundary."
> -- from http://docs.codehaus.org/display/MAVEN/Dependency+Mediation+and+Conflict+Resolution#DependencyMediationandConflictResolution-Incorporating%7B%7BSNAPSHOT%7D%7Dversionsintothespecification
> The following is equates to true:
> VersionRange.createFromVersionSpec( "[1.0,1.1]" ).containsVersion( new DefaultArtifactVersion( "1.1-SNAPSHOT" ) )
> The attached patch only allows snapshot versions to be contained in a range if they are equal to one of the boundaries.  Note that this is a strict equality, so [1.0,1.2-SNAPSHOT] will not contain 1.1-SNAPSHOT.

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