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Re: [PATCH] Add .git/version

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MAMartin Atukunda <matlads@dsmagic.com>
Date
Nov 17, 2005, 15:16 UTC
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On Thu, Nov 17, 2005 at 02:39:21PM +0100, Johannes Schindelin wrote:
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> Hi,
> 
> On Thu, 17 Nov 2005, Martin Atukunda wrote:
> 
> > This patch series attempts to add .git/version support to init-db.c.
> 
> Wouldn't it make more sense to add the variable VERSION to git-var? After 
> all, git is designed to be backwards compatible; newer versions are 
> supposed to work with ancient repositories.
> 
> I think you are more interested in knowing which version the tools are at.

Actually this patch series is more a response to the thread "Re: [PATCH] Disable USE_SYMLINK_HEAD by default" in particular see this message 200511160205.43443.Josef.Weidendorfer@gmx.de by Josef Weidendorfer.

We've had at least one change that was backwards incompatible, though this was in the ancient days of git development. This patch allows git to record what version of the git tools created the repo we are dealing with. Just in case future changes require this.

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Message 5 of 16 in “Add .git/version”
  1. Add .git/versionMartin Atukunda, Nov 17, 2005
  2. 1/2 Build GIT_VERSION from VERSION, PATCHLEVEL, and SUBLEVEL variables.Martin Atukunda, Nov 17, 2005
  3. 2/2 Make init-db record the version in $GIT_DIR/version when creating repo.Martin Atukunda, Nov 17, 2005
  4. Johannes SchindelinNov 17, 2005
  5. Martin AtukundaNov 17, 2005
  6. Johannes SchindelinNov 17, 2005
  7. Josef WeidendorferNov 17, 2005
  8. Josef WeidendorferNov 17, 2005
  9. Andreas EricssonNov 17, 2005
  10. Josef WeidendorferNov 17, 2005
  11. Martin AtukundaNov 17, 2005
  12. Add .git/version (Take 2)Martin Atukunda, Nov 17, 2005
  13. Junio C HamanoNov 17, 2005
  14. Linus TorvaldsNov 17, 2005
  15. Johannes SchindelinNov 17, 2005
  16. Junio C HamanoNov 18, 2005

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