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Re: [PATCH] Add .git/version

From
Andreas Ericsson <ae@op5.se>
Date
Nov 17, 2005, 16:33 UTC
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<437CB0CA.6070306@op5.se>
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<200511171644.48438.Josef.Weidendorfer@gmx.de>
Josef Weidendorfer wrote:
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> On Thursday 17 November 2005 14:25, Martin Atukunda wrote:
> 
> As .git/version is part of the repository, it should contain the version
> of the repository format used. Do you really want to link the version
> of the repository format with the version of git which created the
> repository? It think it is better to detach a repository version from
> version of git.
> 
> Why? Ideally, the git commands first should check if they can handle the
> repository format. If they can not handle the version, they should bail
> out with an error [*]
> Now suppose we want to release Git 2 without change the repository
> format at all. Thus, even if Git 1 tool *would* work with repositories
> created by Git 2, they will fail in the version check!
>

Not that I have an opinion on these changes, but Netscape 7 still handles HTTP 1.1. Just because we up the major-number for git doesn't mean we have to do the same for the repository format version.

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Message 9 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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