From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2015 06:18:42 GMT
Subject: Re: implement a stable 'Last updated' in Documentation
Message-ID: <xmqqbnlif6t9.fsf@gitster.dls.corp.google.com>
In-Reply-To: <20150128080214.GA18851@aepfle.de>

Olaf Hering <olaf@aepfle.de> writes:

> On Tue, Jan 27, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>
>> > What file timestamp should be used for them? Likely "../version"?
>> 
>> I tend to think the "Last updated" timestamp taken from the
>> filesystem timestamp is a bad practice inherited by these tools from
>> the days back when nobody used any revision control systems.
>
> I'm not sure. The bug is that such 'Last updated' line exists at all in
> the default output. Noone asked for it, noone really needs it. And it
> makes it impossible to get reproducible builds.

Amen to that ;-)