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From: Dan Loewenherz <dloewenherz@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: update @version in file
Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 12:04:15 -0400
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On 13/05/09 02:42 -0700, Jakub Narebski wrote:
> Andreas Ericsson <ae@op5.se> writes:
> > No, but see GIT-VERSION-GEN and "git help describe" for info on how to
> > replace such version tags using a script when you cut a release of your
> > project.

Couldn't Git be a little more friendly? 

You can choose to ignore an uncommitted file through the `git update-index 
--assume-unchanged` command. But AFAIK, Git doesn't allow one to ignore 
uncommitted _lines_ in tracked files. If this feature were implemented, a 
post commit hook could write in the latest commit hash and git wouldn't care.

Is this something that is worth pursuing?

      Dan