gistfile1.txt

# patch in ^ operator support
class Gem::Version
  def bump_major
    self.class.new segments[0].succ
  end
end

class Gem::Requirement
  OPS_BEFORE_SEMVER_OPERATOR = OPS
end

Gem::Requirement.__send__ :remove_const, 'OPS'
Gem::Requirement.__send__ :remove_const, 'PATTERN_RAW'
Gem::Requirement.__send__ :remove_const, 'PATTERN'

class Gem::Requirement
  OPS = Gem::Requirement::OPS_BEFORE_SEMVER_OPERATOR.merge({
    "^"  =>  lambda { |v, r| v >= r && v.release < r.bump_major }
  }).freeze

  quoted = OPS.keys.map { |k| Regexp.quote k }.join "|"
  PATTERN_RAW = "\\s*(#{quoted})?\\s*(#{Gem::Version::VERSION_PATTERN})\\s*".freeze
  PATTERN = /\A#{PATTERN_RAW}\z/.freeze
end