[GRASS-dev] Re: [GRASS GIS] #587: svn versions should better reflect svn rev

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#587: svn versions should better reflect svn rev
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  Reporter:  hamish       |       Owner:  martinl  
      Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  reopened 
  Priority:  major        |   Milestone:  6.4.0    
 Component:  default      |     Version:  6.4.0 RCs
Resolution:               |    Keywords:  g.version
  Platform:  All          |         Cpu:  All      
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Comment (by hamish):

 I'd drop the --verbose option and just make the version number "solid".
 It's a neat trick, but the rev number is usually what you want to see and
 most folks won't discover the --v by chance.

 The --quiet to turn off the date is an interesting idea though.
 I wonder if we can use something like the last line of `svn info` to
 better set the date. Manually setting it is not feasible and by-year is
 only so useful.

 I understand that "GRASS 7.0.svn.40065" is easier to .split(), but still I
 would put my vote for "GRASS 7.0.svn40065". It matches historical and
 external conventions better. It's mostly cosmetic though. Any one else
 have an opinion?


 any testing on how well it reverts to include/VERSION if the
 svnversion program (just downloaded weekly snapshot) or the .svn/ dir is
 not found (for final releases)?



 thanks,
 Hamish

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