From f2de0b97935da2ba3ccb627457e5fa3fc4e11287 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Aguilar Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:33:25 -0700 Subject: help.c: add a compatibility comment to cmd_version() External projects have been known to parse the output of "git version". Help prevent future authors from changing its format by adding a comment to its implementation. Signed-off-by: David Aguilar Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- help.c | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) (limited to 'help.c') diff --git a/help.c b/help.c index 1dfa0b0582..02ba043319 100644 --- a/help.c +++ b/help.c @@ -397,6 +397,10 @@ const char *help_unknown_cmd(const char *cmd) int cmd_version(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix) { + /* + * The format of this string should be kept stable for compatibility + * with external projects that rely on the output of "git version". + */ printf("git version %s\n", git_version_string); return 0; } -- cgit v1.2.3