uutils/coreutils

replace some code by https://crates.io/crates/version-compare

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#4,606 opened on Mar 24, 2023

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https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/blob/main/src/uucore/src/lib/mods/version_cmp.rs#L57 could be replaced by the crate.

See: https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/4325 And: https://github.com/timvisee/version-compare/issues/27

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Compare the current version comparison implementation in src/uucore/src/lib/mods/version cmp.rs with the version compare crate and replace the relevant code with the crate's functionality.
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rust
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backend
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Rust
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