Add git_version_count as a way to get the number of commits since HEAD #18
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I don't understand why "number of commits since HEAD" is interesting; in which cases would that not be |
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Agreed, HEAD is always your last commit :o |
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Note that git describe can already print commit since the last tag. This isn't the total number of commits, but it should be good enough for Feel free to reply if I misunderstood the point. I can re-open the issue. |
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I found that this is sometimes quite helpful when you can't use a hash for your version such as in Android apps.