[tor-bugs] #8393 [Metrics Utilities]: Don't warn when dirauths run a version that's too new

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#8393: Don't warn when dirauths run a version that's too new
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    Reporter:  Sebastian          |       Owner:  karsten
        Type:  defect             |      Status:  closed 
    Priority:  normal             |   Milestone:         
   Component:  Metrics Utilities  |     Version:         
  Resolution:  fixed              |    Keywords:         
      Parent:                     |      Points:         
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Changes (by karsten):

  * status:  accepted => closed
  * resolution:  => fixed


Comment:

 Fixed, though not exactly by checking whether a version is too new or too
 old.  Here's the commit message:

 Exclude authorities on .0 versions from check.

 Authorities often run not-yet-released tor versions, which have version
 strings ending in "-dev".  We ignore status tags in version checks, so a
 version string "0.2.4.10-alpha-dev" is okay as long as "0.2.4.10-alpha" is
 recommended.  But "0.2.5.0-alpha-dev" was not okay, because there's no
 recommended version "0.2.5.0-alpha".  Let's pretend versions ending in
 ".0" (plus status tag) are always okay.  Shouldn't produce too many false
 negatives, but saves us from writing lots of version string parsing code.

 Thanks for reporting this!  Closing.

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