import type { PackageManifest } from "@rnx-kit/types-node";
import * as nodefs from "node:fs";
export declare const dependencySections: readonly ["dependencies", "peerDependencies", "devDependencies"];
export declare function compare<T>(lhs: T, rhs: T): -1 | 0 | 1;
export declare function dropPatchFromVersion(version: string): string;
export declare function isString(str: unknown): str is string;
export declare function modifyManifest(pkgPath: string, manifest: PackageManifest, 
/** @internal */ fs?: typeof nodefs): void;
export declare function omitEmptySections(manifest: PackageManifest): PackageManifest;
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