binutils snapshot builds

[Frank Ch. Eigler]

Hi -

>   binutils-2.42.50.tar.gz
> What about having:
>   binutils-2.42.50-fc12b44ec0e.tar.gz

(Or else: git-describe.)

> This would allow for example to easily cache already downloaded
> snapshots on the client side.

By the way .... could someone spell out in what way these source
tarball snapshots are useful, when the git repo is already easily
available?


- FChE