[Question] option for not changing version format

[mimmi20]

I am testing this library.

For dependencies like symfony/console tis library want to change the version format.

-    "symfony/console": "^v6.4.4"
+    "symfony/console": "^6.4.4"

Does an option exist to disable this behavior?

[localheinz]

Thinking about this for the next major version, perhaps it does make sense to allow configuration.

[Aerendir]

I confirm this is a big issue for me that is forcing me to disable this check.

I use Heroku and it uses the php version in composer.json to determine which stack to install.

If I use php: ^8.3, like the library wants, Heroku installs PHP8.4, but this version causes some issues with my code that is not still ready for this version.

So I need to use php: ~8.3, but the normalization transforms it back in php: ^8.3, making impossible to stick with a precise minor version.

[localheinz]

Can’t you use ~8.3.0 instead?

[fredden]

So I need to use php: ~8.3, but the normalization transforms it back in php: ^8.3

These two constraints are equal. See https://getcomposer.org/doc/articles/versions.md#tilde-version-range-, and compare https://semver.madewithlove.com/?package=php&constraint=~8.3 with https://semver.madewithlove.com/?package=php&constraint=%5E8.3

It's also worth noting that PHP does not follow semantic versioning, so using ^8.3 is not safe. I recommend ~8.3.0 for your particular case.