From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: David Aguilar Subject: [PATCH] help.c: add a compatibility comment to cmd_version() Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:33:25 -0700 Message-ID: <1366144405-61438-1-git-send-email-davvid@gmail.com> Cc: git@vger.kernel.org, Philip Oakley To: Junio C Hamano X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Tue Apr 16 22:33:33 2013 Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git-2@plane.gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.180.67]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1USCZI-0004zM-50 for gcvg-git-2@plane.gmane.org; Tue, 16 Apr 2013 22:33:32 +0200 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S965183Ab3DPUdY (ORCPT ); Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:33:24 -0400 Received: from mail-pd0-f174.google.com ([209.85.192.174]:47794 "EHLO mail-pd0-f174.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S965114Ab3DPUdX (ORCPT ); Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:33:23 -0400 Received: by mail-pd0-f174.google.com with SMTP id p12so480635pdj.5 for ; Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:33:23 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=x-received:from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:x-mailer; bh=vFtckgR2h9VZplwkW7d095LgaTiDaDRNGXyTzt7Dz+s=; b=LP11e2xxqnOAxKS13aBfz+tnqB9e4aclIamn/ZnSaud+CzJQo6EfV0Lx+VyqjdTmf0 yl2BwUwxiV3ghXOkxbQQ/jY0tIwpSj7khmhOKad2qrKh4HHcKobRYDJXQ0tl7Ms0GPth j3zmi6PWKI+f1ATGTFQRtfmWIbq0YXaz7P1uzo7RpiJAzYhOHIKPAMjeT0mL8l5hZw+Q wt0kzSx4b0P5U3vPmEQojmau+Eb0tbuhd2ZBhpL4OkGu1gkLAg6QXWnmytUDHh+yd94O 2LYXiWzXvhjLsvrIdlTPQThLObhJ+2Lu1erhTORGEjBWa5gurCcte8mwEecY9nPrN6gD olAg== X-Received: by 10.68.201.102 with SMTP id jz6mr4922379pbc.192.1366144403205; Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:33:23 -0700 (PDT) Received: from lustrous.fas.fa.disney.com (208-106-56-2.static.sonic.net. [208.106.56.2]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id mt13sm3303796pbc.15.2013.04.16.13.33.21 (version=TLSv1 cipher=RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:33:22 -0700 (PDT) X-Mailer: git-send-email 1.8.2.1.652.ge104b5e Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: External projects have been known to parse the output of "git version". Help prevent future authors from changing its format by adding a comment to its implementation. Signed-off-by: David Aguilar --- help.c | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/help.c b/help.c index 1dfa0b0..02ba043 100644 --- a/help.c +++ b/help.c @@ -397,6 +397,10 @@ const char *help_unknown_cmd(const char *cmd) int cmd_version(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix) { + /* + * The format of this string should be kept stable for compatibility + * with external projects that rely on the output of "git version". + */ printf("git version %s\n", git_version_string); return 0; } -- 1.8.2.1.652.ge104b5e