Re: [PATCH] Add .git/version

Hi,

On Thu, 17 Nov 2005, Linus Torvalds wrote:

On Thu, 17 Nov 2005, Junio C Hamano wrote:

quoted

 - We want repository-format-version but that may be too
   long. Just saying version is a bit confusing.  Abbreviating
   it to repository-version makes it sound as if somebody took a
   snapshot (i.e. tar-tree $commit).  Whatever name we choose,
   let's pick a one not so confusing.

My one argument against this is that I don't see why we have to have a 
separate file for this.

Why not just add a "core.version" flag to the config file? If no version 
exists, assume it's version 1. And then, if we ever start using some other 
version, make git-init-db always create the config file (the way we 
already do for "core.filemode")

Note that git-sh-setup and setup_git_directory() should check for it and 
complain if it finds a value > 1. Else there is not much which prevents 
old tools (like current) to access future versions.

The actual number may come later. The check can't.

Ciao,
Dscho