GNU bug report logs - #8054
24.0.50; Who ever heard of a version number that doesn't change all year?

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: jidanni <at> jidanni.org

Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 12:46:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: patch

Found in version 24.0.50

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #46 received at 8054 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 8054 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#8054: 24.0.50;
	Who ever heard of a version number that doesn't change all year?
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2011 02:06:04 -0500

Chong Yidong wrote:

>> Here's a patch to define an `emacs-bzr-version' during dumping and
>> include it in bug reports.
>
> I think this would need the branch name too, in order to be useful.

Really? At present, emacs-bzr-version will contain something like:

106501 rgm <at> gnu.org-20111124035909-rx8lttx9f1j29t69

So it's not just a revision number. The second bit is "a globally unique
identifier for the revision so that it can be referred to without
ambiguity".

But it's trivial to add eg parent_location from branch.conf, if you
really think this is necessary.
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