Re: [PATCH 2/2] Add git sha information to the gdb version string

Joel Brobecker
2020-04-10T00:10:48Z

> What do you guys think of adding a configure option to pass a "git-tag",
> for instance, which, when passed, would use that instead of trying
> to calculate it on the fly?

Other ideas (brainstorming): Look for a file in the source which,
if present, would either:
- Be executed as a script; or
- Just contain the ID we want to add.

These might be easier to implement, and could also integrate well
the creation of source packages that don't have the .git metadata...

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Joel