// requires 1 or -1 specifically and ignores higher or lower values.  This sort ought to remain consistent
                    // with the sort used by AbstractAcceptedApiChangesMaintenanceTask.
                    result.acceptedApiChanges.sort((a, b) => {
                        if ((a.type +'#' + a.member) > (b.type + '#' + b.member)) {
                            return 1;