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@xxxxxxxxx>
---
help.c | 4 ++++
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
diff --git a/help.c b/help.c
index 1dfa0b0..02ba043 100644
--- a/help.c
+++ b/help.c
@@ -397,6 +397,10 @@ const char *help_unknown_cmd(const char *cmd)
int cmd_version(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
{
+ /*
+ * The format of this string should be kept stable for compatibility
+ * with external projects that rely on the output of "git version".
+ */
printf("git version %s\n", git_version_string);
return 0;
}
--
1.8.2.1.652.ge104b5e
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