From owner-freebsd-current@freebsd.org Thu Dec 24 14:11:25 2020 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 837BA4C6637 for ; Thu, 24 Dec 2020 14:11:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from trashcan@ellael.org) Received: from mx2.enfer-du-nord.net (mx2.enfer-du-nord.net [87.98.149.189]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4D1sSS5Xnzz4bDV for ; Thu, 24 Dec 2020 14:11:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from trashcan@ellael.org) Received: from [IPv6:2003:fb:4f01:6001:3d1a:6f86:75b4:2d20] (p200300fB4F0160013D1a6F8675b42D20.dip0.t-ipconnect.de [IPv6:2003:fb:4f01:6001:3d1a:6f86:75b4:2d20]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx2.enfer-du-nord.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 4D1sSP5MRWz12tr for ; Thu, 24 Dec 2020 15:11:17 +0100 (CET) From: Michael Grimm Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 13.4 \(3608.120.23.2.4\)) Subject: git and the loss of revision numbers Message-Id: <54116640-E6A1-4C53-9D7E-4384F942628E@ellael.org> Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2020 15:11:15 +0100 To: FreeBSD Current X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3608.120.23.2.4) X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4D1sSS5Xnzz4bDV X-Spamd-Bar: - X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-1.60 / 15.00]; RCVD_TLS_ALL(0.00)[]; RCVD_VIA_SMTP_AUTH(0.00)[]; MID_RHS_MATCH_FROM(0.00)[]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; RBL_DBL_DONT_QUERY_IPS(0.00)[87.98.149.189:from]; MV_CASE(0.50)[]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_ALL(0.00)[]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[freebsd-current@freebsd.org]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; AUTH_NA(1.00)[]; RCPT_COUNT_ONE(0.00)[1]; SPAMHAUS_ZRD(0.00)[87.98.149.189:from:127.0.2.255]; DMARC_NA(0.00)[ellael.org]; TO_DN_ALL(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-1.00)[-1.000]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-1.000]; R_SPF_NA(0.00)[no SPF record]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; R_DKIM_NA(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; ASN(0.00)[asn:16276, ipnet:87.98.128.0/17, country:FR]; RCVD_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; MAILMAN_DEST(0.00)[freebsd-current] X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.34 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2020 14:11:25 -0000 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