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Date:      Thu, 24 Dec 2020 15:11:15 +0100
From:      Michael Grimm <trashcan@ellael.org>
To:        FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>
Subject:   git and the loss of revision numbers
Message-ID:  <54116640-E6A1-4C53-9D7E-4384F942628E@ellael.org>

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Hi

Disclaimer: I just started to learn git, never used it before.

If I do understand it correctly, the switch from svn to git comes with a =
loss of continuously increasing revision numbers. Correct? If so I =
wonder how future security advisories and errata notices will be =
composed. Will there be a date of the commit besides its hash being =
reported?=20

In the past I could easily judge if there was a need to buildworld or =
buildkernel: If uname shows a larger revision number than those in =
advisories or notices.

Question: How may one find out whether to recompile or not in the =
future?

Thanks and regards,
Michael




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