Re: Hacking on PostgreSQL via GIT

Hi

Jim C. Nasby wrote:
> I understand the argument about metadata and all, and largely agree with
> it. But on the other hand I think a version identifier is a critical
> piece of information; it's just as critical as the file name when it
> comes to identifying the information contained in the file.

If you really want the files in your releases to carry a version 
identifier, you should let your release process handle that. But often 
enough, people can't even tell the exact PostgreSQL version they are 
running. How do you expect them to be able to tell you what version a 
single file has?

For the developers: they have all the history the VCS offers them. There 
are tags to associate a release with a revision in your repository. And 
because a decent VCS can handle all the diff'ing, patching and merging 
you normally need, you shouldn't ever have to process files outside of 
your repository.

So what exactly is the purpose of a version identifier within the file's 
contents? For whom could such a thing be good for?

Regards

Markus