Remove upper bound on TileDB.Native package dependency.

[teo-tsirpanis]

Fixes CORE-441. This will enable faster acquisiotion of new TileDB.Native versions, without needing to release a new TileDB.CSharp version.

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Summary of Changes

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This pull request streamlines the dependency management for the TileDB.Native package by removing its upper version constraint. The primary goal is to facilitate a more agile integration of new TileDB.Native releases into TileDB.CSharp, ensuring that the project can leverage the latest native library features and fixes without requiring a synchronous release cycle for the C# wrapper.

Highlights

• Dependency Versioning: The explicit upper bound on the TileDB.Native package dependency has been removed, changing its specification from a strict range to a minimum version.
• Faster Updates: This modification enables TileDB.CSharp to automatically acquire newer TileDB.Native versions as they become available, without necessitating a new TileDB.CSharp release for each update.
• Issue Resolution: This change addresses and fixes the issue identified as CORE-441.

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Code Review

This pull request aims to remove the upper version bound for the TileDB.Native package dependency to allow for faster adoption of new native library versions. However, the current change pins the dependency to the exact version 2.30.0, which is contrary to the intended goal. My review includes a critical comment with a suggested fix to use a floating version range [2.30.0,), which correctly removes the upper bound and will allow consumers to use any version from 2.30.0 onwards.

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The current change pins the TileDB.Native package version to exactly 2.30.0. This contradicts the pull request's stated goal to "remove [the] upper bound" and "enable faster acquisition of new TileDB.Native versions". Pinning the version will prevent consumers from automatically picking up new releases.

To correctly remove the upper bound and allow any new version starting from 2.30.0, you should use the NuGet version range [2.30.0,).

    <TileDBNativePackageVersion>[2.30.0,)</TileDBNativePackageVersion>

[shaunrd0]

It's a one line change so approving in advance, but I think the suggestion from Gemini is valid?

[teo-tsirpanis]

Gemini is wrong, 2.30.0 means "version 2.30.0 or newer". In order to match an exact version, we would have to use [2.30.0].