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Re: [RFC/PATCH 0/2] Test the Git version string

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Apr 16, 2013, 18:12 UTC
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"Philip Oakley" <philipoakley@iee.org> writes:
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>> What kind of benefit are you envisioning out of this?
>
> The purpose of tests is to detect mistakes and spot regressions.
>
> A change to the 'git version X.Y.z' string would be a regression, as I
> spotted earlier, as it conflicts with expectations of standard
> programmes such as git-gui.
Sorry, but I do not follow.

A released version says "git version 1.8.2.1". In a month or so, I'll have another one that says "git version 1.8.3". Or I may decide to bump in preparation for 2.0 and it may identify itself as "git version 1.9".

Neither of which no existing "program such as git-gui" has ever seen.

In what way is that a regression?
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  1. 0/2 Test the Git version stringPhilip Oakley, Apr 14, 2013
  2. 1/2 test git version stringPhilip Oakley, Apr 14, 2013
  3. 2/2 Doc: State the exact git version stringPhilip Oakley, Apr 14, 2013
  4. Junio C HamanoApr 14, 2013
  5. Philip OakleyApr 14, 2013
  6. Junio C HamanoApr 15, 2013
  7. Philip OakleyApr 16, 2013
  8. Junio C HamanoApr 16, 2013
  9. David AguilarApr 16, 2013
  10. Junio C HamanoApr 16, 2013
  11. Philip OakleyApr 16, 2013

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