help.c: add a compatibility comment to cmd_version()

External projects have been known to parse the output of
"git version".  Help prevent future authors from changing
its format by adding a comment to its implementation.

Signed-off-by: David Aguilar <davvid@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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David Aguilar 2013-04-16 13:33:25 -07:00 коммит произвёл Junio C Hamano
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@ -397,6 +397,10 @@ const char *help_unknown_cmd(const char *cmd)
int cmd_version(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
{
/*
* The format of this string should be kept stable for compatibility
* with external projects that rely on the output of "git version".
*/
printf("git version %s\n", git_version_string);
return 0;
}