Relax not-needed version condition

Author: jablko

packages/definitions-parser/src/check-parse-results.ts

@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ async function checkNpm(
   log("  yarn not-needed " + yarnargs.join(" "));
   log(`  git add --all && git commit -m "${name}: Provides its own types" && git push -u origin not-needed-${name}`);
   log(`  And comment PR: This will deprecate \`@types/${name}\` in favor of just \`${name}\`. CC ${contributorUrls}`);
-  if (semver.gt(`${major}.${minor}.0`, firstTypedVersion)) {
+  if (semver.gte(`${major}.${minor}.0`, firstTypedVersion)) {
     log("  WARNING: our version is greater!");
   }
   if (dependedOn.has(name)) {

packages/definitions-parser/src/git.ts

@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import {
   UncachedNpmInfoClient,
   NpmInfo,
 } from "@definitelytyped/utils";
-import * as semver from "semver";
 import { getAffectedPackages } from "./get-affected-packages";
 
 export interface GitDiff {
@@ -130,8 +129,7 @@ export async function getAffectedPackagesFromDiff(
 
 /**
  * 1. libraryName must exist on npm (SKIPPED and preferably/optionally have been the libraryName in just-deleted header)
- * 2. asOfVersion must be newer than `@types/name@latest` on npm
- * 3. `name@asOfVersion` must exist on npm
+ * 2. `name@asOfVersion` must exist on npm
  */
 export function checkNotNeededPackage(
   unneeded: NotNeededPackage,
@@ -145,15 +143,6 @@ export function checkNotNeededPackage(
 Unneeded packages have to be replaced with a package on npm.`
   );
   typings = assertDefined(typings, `Unexpected error: @types package not found for ${unneeded.fullNpmName}`);
-  const latestTypings = assertDefined(
-    typings.distTags.get("latest"),
-    `Unexpected error: ${unneeded.fullNpmName} is missing the "latest" tag.`
-  );
-  assert(
-    semver.gt(unneeded.version, latestTypings),
-    `The specified version ${unneeded.version} of ${unneeded.libraryName} must be newer than the version
-it is supposed to replace, ${latestTypings} of ${unneeded.fullNpmName}.`
-  );
   assert(
     source.versions.has(String(unneeded.version)),
     `The specified version ${unneeded.version} of ${unneeded.libraryName} is not on npm.`