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[PATCH] doc: Update the example VCS snapshot package definition.

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Message #16 received at 29496 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Leo Famulari <leo <at> famulari.name>
To: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Kei Kebreau <kkebreau <at> posteo.net>, 29496 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: [bug#29496] [PATCH] doc: Update the example VCS snapshot package
 definition.
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2017 18:14:35 -0500

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On Thu, Nov 30, 2017 at 06:07:40PM +0100, Ludovic Courtès wrote:
> Kei Kebreau <kkebreau <at> posteo.net> skribis:
> 
> > In commit ee17a9e06e636400e3354796a42ac445dbcc8f96, the helpers git-version
> > and git-file-name removed the need to build version and file name strings
> > manually for packages that use VCS snapshots.
> >
> > doc/guix.texi (Version Numbers): Use git-version and git-file-name.
> 
> LGTM, thanks!
> 
> Ludo’, who didn’t know about ‘git-version’.

I also missed it when this was added, but was grateful for it when
making all the Git-based packages in (gnu packages syncthing). I don't
remember how I found it now...

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