On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 9:11 PM, Raphael Hertzog <[email protected]> wrote:

> Because many people do not install files from /usr/share/doc to save space
> (with dpkg --path-exclude or tools doing something similar), because some
> derivatives (Emdebian) do this by default, etc.

Or maybe they run from a checkout. If a script relies on a minimum
version, that will then break.

The more I think about it, the more I like the initial patch. Yes,
it's more work during release time, but it's also the most reliable
solution. And realistically speaking, people rely on version
information and don't want to query dpkg or similar hacks..

A pre-commit hook to check if changelog and internal version agree
could be an option to verify that no mistakes happen. Would you be
willing to accept something like that?


Richard


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