Nick Sabalausky wrote:
... > >> You can't expect other people to piece together how the >> revision number has come to be, that is extremely brittle. >> > > They don't need to piece it together because you can just say... > > ...which repository you're talking about. > ...which repository you're talking about. > ...which repository you're talking about. > . > . > . > . > ...which repository you're talking about. > . > . > . > . > . ok ok ok ok ok I get it. I spend some quality time with google and have found this: $ git describe --tags phobos-2.046-664-g938e1cc So phobos is at the 664th commit since 2.046 http://gitfu.wordpress.com/2008/05/25/git-describe-great-another-way-to- refer-to-commits/