[syslinux] Module Versioning

[Shao Miller]

On 2/24/2016 22:55, Shao Miller wrote:
> Suppose...:
> - For non-releases: "git" + We take the first 6 chars of git commit
> - For releases: "ver" + major + "." + minor
> - For tar-balls: Something clever, maybe involving the date
>
> ...that we embed such a version in Syslinux core and in all OS programs
> and modules.  Maybe even with some nearby magic so that a "whichver"
> command can examine and answer.
>
> If we have that, Ady's recent question is: If Syslinux' module-loader
> encounters a module without version-info, do we:
> - Reject and return
> - Warn and continue
> - Hope for the best and continue
>
> ?
>

(Or, for the version-field, just use what gen-id.sh produces.)

- Shao Miller
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