> How often is the VERSION file changed? It changes from "(HEAD -> master)" to blank when there is a new commit. Checksum of the archive of the same commit probably changes too.
> Is the VERSION file meaningful only at the time of a release and can change > 'drastically' between releases? It's meaningful when the source directory is not a git repo. When building from a git repo, `git describe` is run for getting the version. I would expect snapshot archives to have the same. On Mon, 12 Sept 2022 at 15:22, <imn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Mon, 12 Sep 2022 08:26:14 +0200 > Geert Stappers via Dnsmasq-discuss <dnsmasq-discuss@lists.thekelleys.org.uk> > wrote: > > > Hello Johnny, > > ( Cc: dnsmasq-discuss@lists.thekelleys.org.uk ) > > > > > > On Mon, Sep 12, 2022 at 11:51:22AM +0800, Johnny S. Lee via Dnsmasq-discuss > > wrote: > > > The contents of file VERSION from the tar.gz files of the latest 3 > > > commits: > > > > > > dnsmasq-c4b9bc6/VERSION: (HEAD -> master) > > > dnsmasq-4447d48/VERSION: (tag: v2.87rc1, origin/master, origin/HEAD) > > > dnsmasq-04cc2ae/VERSION: > > > > I do read "there is something wrong", but I don't get what. > > Hopefully do others understand it. If not, elaborate the inconvenience. > > *I* might expect the displayed version info to contain reasonably consistent > information. How often is the VERSION file changed? Is the VERSION file > meaningful only at the time of a release and can change 'drastically' between > releases? Or should it contain data like "tag: v2.87rc1, origin/master, > origin/HEAD" through the life of rc1 (for example)? > > N > > > > > > > > Would it be better adding "%(describe)" to the format in file VERSION? > > > > I do read that as "I might have a solution for it". > > I tried to understand it and my attempt did bring: > > > > --- a/VERSION > > +++ b/VERSION > > @@ -1 +1 @@ > > -$Format:%d$ > > +$Format:%d %(describe)$ > > > > > > Is that what you are trying to say? > > > > > > > > Groeten > > Geert Stappers > _______________________________________________ Dnsmasq-discuss mailing list Dnsmasq-discuss@lists.thekelleys.org.uk https://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dnsmasq-discuss
