[mythtv-users] Format of mythtv --version?

[Karl Newman]

On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 9:16 AM, John Pilkington <J.Pilk at tesco.net> wrote:
> On 31/08/12 17:07, Karl Newman wrote:
>>
>> I'm working on updating my Gentoo ebuilds (which are based on the
>> MythTV/packaging repository). One line in there is
>> MYTHTV_VERSION="v0.25.1-58-g1d41f74" I understand the first part (main
>> version) and the last part (short git commit id), but what is the
>> integer in the middle supposed to be for? I searched the wiki (and
>> elsewhere) but couldn't find an answer about the format. It's not
>> crucial for getting a working system, but I'd like it to be correct if
>> I have to report any issues.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Karl
>
>
> AIUI it's the number of commits since 0.25.1
>
Ah, that makes sense. Since the ebuild generator script went away due
to API obsolescence (still waiting on an update...), is there any way
for a human to find that number quickly? And aren't we on 0.25.2 now?
(I'm not sure when that got tagged).

Thanks,

Karl