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[PATCH] Add .git/version (Take 2)

From
MAMartin Atukunda <matlads@dsmagic.com>
Date
Nov 17, 2005, 19:18 UTC
Message-ID
<20051117191821.GC5745@igloo.ds.co.ug>
In-Reply-To
<20051117190848.GA5745@igloo.ds.co.ug>

Currently the version number can be considered version 1, so this patch just sets it to that. This patch supercedes my earlier attempt that erroneously used the git version number as the repo format version.

Signed-Off-By: Martin Atukunda <matlads@dsmagic.com>
---
 init-db.c |   17 +++++++++++++++++
 1 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

applies-to: d1bb16b919a119cca6ee001f755f83251a2c2964 31e78e387d708da5e09f40436d5fdc9e9ec5e16c

diff --git a/init-db.c b/init-db.c
index bd88291..e403dac 100644
--- a/init-db.c
+++ b/init-db.c
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 #define DEFAULT_GIT_TEMPLATE_DIR "/usr/share/git-core/templates/"
 #endif
 
+#define REPO_VERSION 1
+
 static void safe_create_dir(const char *dir)
 {
 	if (mkdir(dir, 0777) < 0) {
@@ -19,6 +21,17 @@ static void safe_create_dir(const char *
 	}
 }
 
+static void record_repo_version(const char *path)
+{
+	FILE *verfile = fopen(path, "w");
+	if (!verfile)
+		die ("Can not write to %s?", path);
+	
+	fprintf(verfile, "%d\n", REPO_VERSION);
+	
+	fclose(verfile);
+}
+
 static int copy_file(const char *dst, const char *src, int mode)
 {
 	int fdi, fdo, status;
@@ -212,6 +225,10 @@ static void create_default_files(const c
 				fprintf(stderr, "Ignoring file modes\n");
 		}
 	}
+
+	/* record the version of the git repo */
+	strcpy(path + len, "version");
+	record_repo_version(path);
 }
 
 static const char init_db_usage[] =
---
0.99.9.GIT
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Previous: Martin AtukundaNext: Junio C Hamano
Message 12 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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