Avoid try-catch in tryparse for VersionNumber (#37803)

* Avoid try-catch in `tryparse` for `VersionNumber`

Author: ericphanson

base/version.jl

@@ -105,10 +105,10 @@ function split_idents(s::AbstractString)
     return tuple(pidents...)::VerTuple
 end
 
-function VersionNumber(v::AbstractString)
+function tryparse(::Type{VersionNumber}, v::AbstractString)
     v == "∞" && return typemax(VersionNumber)
     m = match(VERSION_REGEX, v)
-    m === nothing && throw(ArgumentError("invalid version string: $v"))
+    m === nothing && return nothing
     major, minor, patch, minus, prerl, plus, build = m.captures
     major = parse(VInt, major)
     minor = minor !== nothing ? parse(VInt, minor) : VInt(0)
@@ -121,18 +121,14 @@ function VersionNumber(v::AbstractString)
     return VersionNumber(major, minor, patch, prerl::VerTuple, build::VerTuple)
 end
 
-parse(::Type{VersionNumber}, v::AbstractString) = VersionNumber(v)
-function tryparse(::Type{VersionNumber}, v::AbstractString)
-    try
-        return VersionNumber(v)
-    catch e
-        if isa(e, InterruptException)
-            rethrow(e)
-        end
-        return nothing
-    end
+function parse(::Type{VersionNumber}, v::AbstractString)
+    ver = tryparse(VersionNumber, v)
+    ver === nothing && throw(ArgumentError("invalid version string: $v"))
+    return ver
 end
 
+VersionNumber(v::AbstractString) = parse(VersionNumber, v)
+
 """
     @v_str