Re: Allow bootstrap from git repository

[Bob Friesenhahn]

If we need an increasing serial number, can't we obtain one from git? 
Does git offer the ability to update an RCS-style string in a text 
file each time it is modified?  If that is the case, then we would 
just need to arrange to modify that file each time there is a commit 
to git.  Of course since git uses distributed repositories, this might 
become tricky.

We don't want to force someone to have to use git to do a 'make dist' 
but since git is necessary in order to submit changes, it is 
reasonable to make full use of it at that time.

Bob
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Bob Friesenhahn
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