Gem::Version#<=>

# File tmp/rubies/ruby-4.0.0/lib/rubygems/version.rb, line 345
def <=>(other)
  if String === other
    return unless self.class.correct?(other)
    return self <=> self.class.new(other)
  end

  return unless Gem::Version === other
  return 0 if @version == other.version || canonical_segments == other.canonical_segments

  lhsegments = canonical_segments
  rhsegments = other.canonical_segments

  lhsize = lhsegments.size
  rhsize = rhsegments.size
  limit  = (lhsize > rhsize ? rhsize : lhsize)

  i = 0

  while i < limit
    lhs = lhsegments[i]
    rhs = rhsegments[i]
    i += 1

    next      if lhs == rhs
    return -1 if String  === lhs && Numeric === rhs
    return  1 if Numeric === lhs && String  === rhs

    return lhs <=> rhs
  end

  lhs = lhsegments[i]

  if lhs.nil?
    rhs = rhsegments[i]

    while i < rhsize
      return 1 if String === rhs
      return -1 unless rhs.zero?
      rhs = rhsegments[i += 1]
    end
  else
    while i < lhsize
      return -1 if String === lhs
      return 1 unless lhs.zero?
      lhs = lhsegments[i += 1]
    end
  end

  0
end