Use --short form of git hash. Use output from "git describe" for tag.
Expected outputs:
1. previous hg
2. previous git
3. updated git
Release (tagged) build:
1. Python 3.7.0a0 (v3.7.0a0:4def2a2901a5, ...
2. Python 3.7.0a0 (v3.7.0a0^0:05f53735c8912f8df1077e897f052571e13c3496, ...
3. Python 3.7.0a0 (v3.7.0a0:05f53735c8, ...
Development build:
1. Python 3.7.0a0 (default:41df79263a11, ...
2. Python 3.7.0a0 (master:05f53735c8912f8df1077e897f052571e13c3496, ...
3. Python 3.7.0a0 (heads/master-dirty:05f53735c8, ...
"dirty" means the working tree has uncommitted changes.
See "git help describe" for more info.
(cherry picked from commit 554626ada7)
(cherry picked from commit ed512cba78)
* bpo-27593: Updates Windows build to use information from git (#262)
* bpo-27593: Updates Windows build to use information from git
* Fixes git command (#451)
The old project files move to PC/VS9.0 and remain supported.
VS2008 is still required to build 2.7; VS2010 (or later, plus Windows SDK 7.1)
is *also* required to use the new project files.