sebb a écrit :
> The SVN variable $Date shows the date of last update. Unfortunately
> this is expressed in local time, which makes comparing tags with
> source archives a bit tedious.
>
> Do we really need this variable?
I think it is important for users who find some source code to know how
old
sebb a écrit :
The SVN variable $Date shows the date of last update. Unfortunately
this is expressed in local time, which makes comparing tags with
source archives a bit tedious.
Do we really need this variable?
I would have thought that $Revision was enough to identify the file.
Similarly, $H
On 27/07/2009, Luc Maisonobe wrote:
> sebb a écrit :
>
> > The SVN variable $Date shows the date of last update. Unfortunately
> > this is expressed in local time, which makes comparing tags with
> > source archives a bit tedious.
> >
> > Do we really need this variable?
>
>
> I think it is im
On 27/07/2009, Emmanuel Bourg wrote:
> sebb a écrit :
>
>
> > The SVN variable $Date shows the date of last update. Unfortunately
> > this is expressed in local time, which makes comparing tags with
> > source archives a bit tedious.
> >
> > Do we really need this variable?
> >
> > I would have th
sebb a écrit :
As I wrote originally, it makes comparison between the SVN tag and the
source archive tedious.
But what's the point of comparing them if they are supposed to be
identical? For the release checking process maybe?
Emmanuel Bourg
Hey,
On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 7:00 AM, sebb wrote:
> The SVN variable $Date shows the date of last update. Unfortunately
> this is expressed in local time, which makes comparing tags with
> source archives a bit tedious.
>
> Do we really need this variable?
>
> I would have thought that $Revision w
sebb wrote:
The SVN variable $Date shows the date of last update. Unfortunately
this is expressed in local time, which makes comparing tags with
source archives a bit tedious.
Do we really need this variable?
I like having this info in the file, since it saves a step looking at
the repo to t
On 27/07/2009, Emmanuel Bourg wrote:
> sebb a écrit :
>
>
> > As I wrote originally, it makes comparison between the SVN tag and the
> > source archive tedious.
> >
>
> But what's the point of comparing them if they are supposed to be
> identical? For the release checking process maybe?
Exactly.
On 27/07/2009, Phil Steitz wrote:
> sebb wrote:
>
> > The SVN variable $Date shows the date of last update. Unfortunately
> > this is expressed in local time, which makes comparing tags with
> > source archives a bit tedious.
> >
> > Do we really need this variable?
> >
> >
> I like having this i
The files I have looked at have $Id: in them. This contains the latest
revision number, the date and the committer id. From time to time I
find this to be informative. I would prefer this over $Date or $HeadURL.
Ralph
On Jul 27, 2009, at 8:22 AM, sebb wrote:
On 27/07/2009, Phil Steitz wro
sebb a écrit :
> On 27/07/2009, Phil Steitz wrote:
> > sebb wrote:
> >
> >> The SVN variable $Date shows the date of last update. Unfortunately
> >> this is expressed in local time, which makes comparing tags with
> >> source archives a bit tedious.
> >>
> >> Do we really need this variable?
> >>
On 27/07/2009, Ralph Goers wrote:
> The files I have looked at have $Id: in them. This contains the latest
> revision number, the date and the committer id. From time to time I find
> this to be informative. I would prefer this over $Date or $HeadURL.
$Id is fine, because it uses UTC rather than
On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 8:30 AM, Luc Maisonobe wrote:
> sebb a écrit :
> > On 27/07/2009, Phil Steitz wrote:
> > > sebb wrote:
> > >
> > >> The SVN variable $Date shows the date of last update. Unfortunately
> > >> this is expressed in local time, which makes comparing tags with
> > >> source arc
sebb a écrit :
> On 27/07/2009, Ralph Goers wrote:
>> The files I have looked at have $Id: in them. This contains the latest
>> revision number, the date and the committer id. From time to time I find
>> this to be informative. I would prefer this over $Date or $HeadURL.
>
> $Id is fine, because
I like to use $Id $ for this kind of information.
Gary
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> From: Luc Maisonobe [mailto:luc.maison...@free.fr]
> Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 7:12 AM
> To: Commons Developers List
> Subject: Re: [ALL] Use of SVN variable $Date$ - do we need it?
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