[syslinux] Module Versioning

Shao Miller sha0.miller at gmail.com
Wed Feb 24 19:55:14 PST 2016


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

?

- Shao Miller
http://synthetel.ca


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