[syslinux] Module Versioning

[H. Peter Anvin]

On 02/24/16 20:45, Shao Miller via Syslinux wrote:
> 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.)
> 

I think we should just use what gen-id.sh produces.  For non-releases we
really don't need to be too picky.

	-hpa