[development] version = "$Name$" considered harmful in .info files

[Derek Wright]

On Jun 19, 2007, at 2:08 AM, Derek Wright wrote:

> That said, I should seriously consider if cvs_deploy.module can  
> handle missing "core", too, before people start doing major D6  
> porting.

http://drupal.org/node/152923 (feature request about this for  
cvs_deploy.module).

> However, that'd probably require patching how the system_modules  
> form works in core, so I should definitely make sure any changes  
> are done before the D6 freeze. ;)

http://drupal.org/node/152926 (proposal to introduce hook_alter_info 
() for core).

Cheers,
-Derek

p.s. Sorry, neither are patches yet, this is mostly to solicit  
feedback/support for the ideas, to see if it's worth spending time on  
them.