Re: gnulib-tool --version

[Bruno Haible]

Eric Blake wrote:
> (func_version): Use it to invoke git-version-gen, rather than
> relying on CVS keyword expansion.  Modernize wording.

Well, what do I do with this result?

- In a git repository checkout I get this:

    $ ./gnulib-tool --version
    ./gnulib-tool (GNU gnulib) 0.0.370-7307-dirty

  This does not tell me anything. If in 6 months sometimes says "my gnulib
  is version 0.0.430-8915-dirty", how do I find out what date it is? (So that
  I can look up in the ChangeLog which modifications it contains and which
  came later?)

  Also, the suffix "-dirty" is a bit offensive. How about "-unreleased" or
  "-dev", or "-alpha" or "-cuttingedge", or "-mm" (for Linux fans :-)?

- In a cvs checkout
    $ cvs -d :pserver:address@hidden:/gnulib.git co -d gnulib HEAD
  I get

    $ ./gnulib-tool --version
    ./gnulib-tool (GNU gnulib) UNKNOWN

Bruno