2 files changed, 9 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/src/luarocks/core/type_check.lua b/src/luarocks/core/type_check.lua
index 343b7154..8b103a58 100644
--- a/src/luarocks/core/type_check.lua
+++ b/src/luarocks/core/type_check.lua
@@ -98,10 +98,12 @@ end
 -- @see type_check_table
 local function type_check_item(version, item, typetbl, context)
    assert(type(version) == "string")
-   
-   local ok, err = check_version(version, typetbl, context)
-   if not ok then
-      return nil, err
+
+   if typetbl._version and typetbl._version ~= "1.0" then
+      local ok, err = check_version(version, typetbl, context)
+      if not ok then
+         return nil, err
+      end
    end
    
    local item_type = type(item) or "nil"
diff --git a/src/luarocks/core/vers.lua b/src/luarocks/core/vers.lua
index 6b6e822e..6920cef0 100644
--- a/src/luarocks/core/vers.lua
+++ b/src/luarocks/core/vers.lua
@@ -126,6 +126,9 @@ end
 -- @param b string: another version.
 -- @return boolean: True if a > b.
 function vers.compare_versions(a, b)
+   if a == b then
+      return false
+   end
    return vers.parse_version(a) > vers.parse_version(b)
 end