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Re: how do deal with versionless mercurial software ?



Hello,

On 02/10/13 16:05, Dominik George wrote:
> Hi,
> 
>> What does 'XXXXXX' stand for ?
> 
> The short commit hash, as proposed in your initial mail.

In my first email, what you read as a commit hash was meant to be the date.

To summarise:

0~YYYYMMDD

should be fine.

Thanks,
Jerome

> 
>> You should use a version derived from the date only. This way, you
>> won't be in
>> trouble if upstream switches to git.
> 
> I absolutely do not see why this should be an issue. Using just a date is not uniquely idemtifiable.
> 
> -nik
> 


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