[tor-bugs] #17862 [Tor]: Stop distributing rebuildable files

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#17862: Stop distributing rebuildable files
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 Reporter:  cypherpunks  |          Owner:
     Type:  defect       |         Status:  needs_review
 Priority:  Low          |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.???
Component:  Tor          |        Version:  Tor: 0.2.4.26
 Severity:  Minor        |     Resolution:
 Keywords:               |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:               |         Points:
 Reviewer:               |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by cypherpunks):

 Replying to [comment:7 teor]:
 > Replying to [comment:6 cypherpunks]:
 > > Replying to [comment:5 teor]:
 > > > Does micro-revision.i end up empty after your test, or does it have
 the git version in it?
 > > It contains two double quotes (`""`) because the extracted directory
 isn't a git directory.
 >
 > Based on comment 1, we want that file to be distributed with the git
 revision in it.
 > So this is exactly what we don't want.
 Somehow i missed that part of the comment, sorry. I'm still curious about
 the reasoning behind the existence of the file in the tarball though.
 Isn't the version number enough to track down the commit? Versions are
 tagged to a specific commit so the file will always match this commit.
 IMHO it doesn't add anything.

 People that build Tor from the source code repository trigger the micro-
 revision rule so their builds will and should include the git revision and
 in those cases it's useful.

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