From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 15:38:17 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add .git/version
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.63.0511171634460.17319@wbgn013.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de>
In-Reply-To: <20051117151653.GB3626@igloo.ds.co.ug>

Hi,

On Thu, 17 Nov 2005, Martin Atukunda wrote:

> On Thu, Nov 17, 2005 at 02:39:21PM +0100, Johannes Schindelin wrote:
> > 
> > I think you are more interested in knowing which version the tools are at.
> 
> Actually this patch series is more a response to the thread
> "Re: [PATCH] Disable USE_SYMLINK_HEAD by default" in  particular see
> this message 200511160205.43443.Josef.Weidendorfer@gmx.de by Josef
> Weidendorfer.

When we disable USE_SYMLINK_HEAD by default, tools are expected to work 
with USE_SYMLINK_HEAD enabled, too, so .git/version is not needed for 
that.

But yes, it might be handy to know at some time. But I think it would make 
sense to add .git/version *then*, because you can distinguish repositories 
before/after the change by testing for .git/version.

Ciao,
Dscho