String getCompilationFailureMessage() {
        return "Compilation failed; see the compiler error output for details."
    }

    boolean versionLowerThan(String other) {
        compareToVersion(other) < 0
    }

    int compareToVersion(String other) {
        def versionParts = groovyVersionNumber.split("\\.") as List
        def otherParts = other.split("\\.") as List