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Re: [StGit PATCH] Try the built-in version string before git-describe

From
Karl Hasselström <kha@treskal.com>
Date
May 21, 2008, 15:00 UTC
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<20080521150026.GC31982@diana.vm.bytemark.co.uk>
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On 2008-05-21 15:38:18 +0100, Catalin Marinas wrote:
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> On 20/05/2008, Karl Hasselström <kha@treskal.com> wrote:
>
> > In order for this to work when StGit _is_ run directly from a
> > git-controlled tree, setup.py has to delete the builtin version
> > file once the installation process is over. (Otherwise, the StGit
> > version in a git-controlled tree would be frozen at whatever value
> > it happened to have when setup.py was last run.)
>
> OK, I thought it was only the ordering change. With this change to
> setup.py, I'm OK with the patch. I'll merge your tree tonight.

The change to setup.py is actually tiny. I just had to reindent a gazillion line, which makes the patch less than perfectly readable...

-- 
Karl Hasselström, kha@treskal.com
      www.treskal.com/kalle
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Message 14 of 16 in “StGit: kha/{safe,experimental} updated”
  1. Karl HasselströmMay 14, 2008
  2. 1/2 Import version to a separate namespaceKarl Hasselström, May 14, 2008
  3. 2/2 Better StGit version trackingKarl Hasselström, May 14, 2008
  4. Emacs mode: automatically cd up to root of worktreeKarl Hasselström, May 14, 2008
  5. David KågedalMay 14, 2008
  6. Karl HasselströmMay 14, 2008
  7. New command: stg redoKarl Hasselström, May 14, 2008
  8. Catalin MarinasMay 19, 2008
  9. Karl HasselströmMay 20, 2008
  10. Catalin MarinasMay 20, 2008
  11. Karl HasselströmMay 20, 2008
  12. Try the built-in version string before git-describeKarl Hasselström, May 20, 2008
  13. Catalin MarinasMay 21, 2008
  14. Karl HasselströmMay 21, 2008
  15. Catalin MarinasMay 21, 2008
  16. Karl HasselströmMay 21, 2008

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