Andreas Schwab <schwab@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Jim Meyering <jim@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > >> Anyone know why git adds the 'g' prefix to the SHA1 in git-describe? > > Probably because it's not a number? Right. That's obvious, and implied above (in the part you elided). I want to know the motivation. I.e., if there are tools that mishandle a component that starts with a digit but contains non-digits, then using all '.'s is no longer a question of appearances; it's a necessity. _______________________________________________ Autoconf mailing list Autoconf@xxxxxxx http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/autoconf
