git-format-patch should show the correct version

dscho · Junio C Hamano · commit e99fcf96deab · 2005-12-22T12:52:29.000-08:00
We want to record the version of the tools the patch was generated with.
While these tools could be rebuilt, git-format-patch stayed the same and
report the wrong version.

Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin &lt;Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de&gt;
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano &lt;junkio@cox.net&gt;
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
@@ -397,6 +397,9 @@ $(patsubst %.py,%,$(SCRIPT_PYTHON)) : % : %.py
 git-cherry-pick: git-revert
 	cp $< $@
 
+# format-patch records GIT_VERSION
+git-format-patch: Makefile
+
 %.o: %.c
 	$(CC) -o $*.o -c $(ALL_CFLAGS) $<
 %.o: %.S
