> thanks! I still think using the date is more expressive than using a
> commit ID. So what about only bumping the date if the last commit is
> not a date bump?
In my opinion, git describe is much much more precise than a date.
Eg:
% git describe
ref-tag-190-gdda5790
>From there, I know that the commit is 190 commits past a tag called
ref-tag.
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Joel