Function cbm_compare_versions

src/cli/cli.c:799–821

}

int cbm_compare_versions(const char *a, const char *b) {
    int pa[SEMVER_PARTS];
    int pb[SEMVER_PARTS];
    parse_semver(a, pa);
    parse_semver(b, pb);

    for (int i = 0; i < SEMVER_PARTS; i++) {
        if (pa[i] != pb[i]) {
            return pa[i] - pb[i];
        }
    }

    /* Same base version — non-dev beats dev */
    bool a_pre = has_prerelease(a);
    bool b_pre = has_prerelease(b);
    if (a_pre && !b_pre) {
        return CLI_ERR;
    }
    if (!a_pre && b_pre) {
        return CLI_TRUE;
    }
    return 0;
}

/* ── Shell RC detection ───────────────────────────────────────── */