Re: Allow bootstrap from git repository

[Ralf Wildenhues]

* Peter O'Gorman wrote on Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 07:40:54AM CEST:
> Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
> 
> > But how do you ensure @MACRO_SERIAL@ increases after ChangeLog rotation?
> 
> Ha! Having never done a ChangeLog rotation or paid it much attention, I
> figured that the new ChangeLog would have a commit message like usual.
> 
> 2009-01-01  Ralf
> 
>       Rotate Changelogs.
>       * ChangeLog, ChangeLog.2007: rotated.
> 
> But they don't :)

That would be easy to solve.  But even if they did, the macro serial
goes from 38763 or so to 3910, not from 1.38763 to 1.3910.

> Could do a count of ChangeLog* files, and use that as the first digit, I
> suppose. Not tonight though, need some sleep :)

Sounds like a possible plan.

Cheers,
Ralf