From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 21:54:26 GMT
Subject: Re: git $Id$ smudge filter
Message-ID: <xmqqbnxco0z1.fsf@gitster.dls.corp.google.com>
In-Reply-To: <CAH_OBievh+7qe_warJD0_+O6V2=ES9Jjke1tAu4rL5BOKRHdTQ@mail.gmail.com>

shawn wilson <ag4ve.us@gmail.com> writes:

> Currently, I've got a perl script that modifies the Id line in a smudge filter:
> [filter "ident-line"]
>   smudge = /usr/local/bin/githook_ident-filter.pl %f
>
> The problem I've noticed with smudge filters is that it leaves the
> repo dirty. How do I fix this? I am basically trying to replicate the
> behavior of CVS or SVN $Id$ line here.

It somewhat smells fishy to have only smudge filter defined without
a corresponding clean filter, doesn't it?