Re: implement a stable 'Last updated' in Documentation

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Olaf Hering <olaf@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On Tue, Jan 27, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>
>> > What file timestamp should be used for them? Likely "../version"?
>> 
>> I tend to think the "Last updated" timestamp taken from the
>> filesystem timestamp is a bad practice inherited by these tools from
>> the days back when nobody used any revision control systems.
>
> I'm not sure. The bug is that such 'Last updated' line exists at all in
> the default output. Noone asked for it, noone really needs it. And it
> makes it impossible to get reproducible builds.

Amen to that ;-)
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