From: Parker Moore <parkrmoore@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2016 04:32:24 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] contrib/persistent-https: update ldflags syntax for Go 1.7+
Message-ID: <CAOiOGAfysmjBxcK-VwscLWBdun4rNsRs85p=foBxETvQw0J1Jw@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <xmqqfur6isyr.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>

> The label does not even identify the version of the source in any way, so I am not sure how people are depending on that feature anyway ;-)

Would it be a better solution simply to remove this build flag?
Alternatively, if Git wished to support Go v1.5 and below, I would be
more than happy to send a patch with a dynamic lookup in the Makefile
based on the output of `go version`. I would be more than happy to
submit either patch.