From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 23:19:42 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] gitignore: add .version as this is generated during a make
Message-ID: <xmqqy4w06bu9.fsf@gitster.dls.corp.google.com>
In-Reply-To: <20140710231334.GE12427@google.com>

Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> writes:

> Jacob Keller wrote:
>
>> Subject: gitignore: add .version as this is generated during a make
>
> What program generates that file?  When I build on a Debian machine, I
> get
>
> 	$ make
> 	[...]
> 	    SUBDIR templates
> 	$ ls -la .version
> 	ls: cannot access .version: No such file or directory
>
> Curious,
> Jonathan

We add one for supporting a build from tarball, but I do not recall
writing nor paying attention to a dot-version.