help.c: add a compatibility comment to cmd_version()
External projects have been known to parse the output of "git version". Help prevent future authors from changing its format by adding a comment to its implementation. Signed-off-by: David Aguilar <davvid@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
David Aguilar committed
Apr 16, 2013 at 13:33 UTC
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@@ -397,6 +397,10 @@ const char *help_unknown_cmd(const char *cmd)
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int cmd_version(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
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{
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+ /*
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+ * The format of this string should be kept stable for compatibility
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+ * with external projects that rely on the output of "git version".
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+ */
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printf("git version %s\n", git_version_string);
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return 0;
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}