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      "Source" form shall mean the preferred form for making modifications,
      including but not limited to software source code, documentation
      source, and configuration files.

      "Object" form shall mean any form resulting from mechanical
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      not limited to compiled object code, generated documentation,

+----+
$ java -jar maven-artifact-*.jar 3.2.4-alpha-1 3.2.4-SNAPSHOT 3.2.4.0
Display parameters as parsed by Maven (in canonical form) and comparison result:
1. 3.2.4-alpha-1 == 3.2.4.alpha.1
   3.2.4-alpha-1 < 3.2.4-SNAPSHOT
2. 3.2.4-SNAPSHOT == 3.2.4.snapshot
   3.2.4-SNAPSHOT < 3.2.4.0
3. 3.2.4.0 == 3.2.4
+----+

* Useful entry points

    /**
     * Checks whether the current Maven runtime matches the specified version range. A version range can either use the
     * usual mathematical syntax "[2.0.10,2.1.0),[3.0,)" or use a single version "2.2.1". The latter is a short form for
     * "[2.2.1,)", i.e. denotes the minimum version required.
     *
     * @param versionRange The version range to match the current Maven runtime against, must not be {@code null}.

 * prior notice.
 *
 * @since 3.0
 */
public class EnvironmentUtils {

    private static Properties envVars;

    /**
     * Adds the environment variables in the form of properties whose keys are prefixed with {@code env.}, e.g. {@code
     * env.PATH}. Unlike native environment variables, properties are always case-sensitive. For the sake of

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            Other values define only the prefix of classes/resources being exposed. Their binary name must be equal to the prefix or starting with the prefix (followed by "." or "$").

                goal = "";
            }

            // This is the case where someone has executed a single goal from the command line
            // of the form:
            //
            // mvn remote-resources:process
            //
            // From the metadata stored on the server which has been created as part of a standard

            if (parentData == null) {
                currentData = superData;
            } else if (!parentIds.add(parentData.id())) {
                StringBuilder message = new StringBuilder("The parents form a cycle: ");
                for (String parentId : parentIds) {
                    message.append(parentId).append(" -> ");
                }
                message.append(parentData.id());

        } else if (url.startsWith("file:") && !url.startsWith("file://")) {
            url = "file://" + url.substring("file:".length());
        }

        // So now we have an url of the form file://<path>

        // We want to eliminate any relative path nonsense and lock down the path so we
        // need to fully resolve it before any submodules use the path. This can happen

    <class>
      <name>Contributor</name>
      <description>Description of a person who has contributed to the project, but who does not have
        commit privileges. Usually, these contributions come in the form of patches submitted.</description>
      <version>3.0.0+</version>
      <fields>
        <field>
          <name>name</name>
          <version>3.0.0+</version>