/**
 * @file Semver-aware string comparison. Wraps the vendored `external/semver`
 *   accessor so callers don't have to thread the lazy-load themselves.
 */
/**
 * Compare semantic versions.
 *
 * @example
 *   ;```typescript
 *   compareSemver('1.0.0', '2.0.0') // -1
 *   compareSemver('2.0.0', '1.0.0') // 1
 *   compareSemver('1.0.0', '1.0.0') // 0
 *   ```
 */
export declare function compareSemver(a: string, b: string): number;
