ask git version from 1.7.10 to 1.8.1.6 since git log command needs

[lunny]

see https://git-scm.com/docs/git-log/1.8.1.6 and this will fix go-gitea/gitea#1133

[appleboy]

LGTM

[appleboy]

let L-G-T-M work

[strk]

What makes 1.8.1.5 not work, exactly ?

[lunny]

Yes, the minimal git version is 1.8.1.6

[strk]

My question was: why ? Do you have a reference to a CHANGELOG entry showing that 1.8.1.6 (and not just 1.8) introduced a new feature we need here ?

[lunny]

@strk we have used git log in this repository but not clarify the git version. Then I find the minimal version requirement for git log is 1.8.1.6 in the URL I mentioned above. So I sent this PR. This is not a new feature, it's a missing requirement.

[strk]

git log was introduced by git/git@215a7ad in 2005 - even v0.99.7a had that commit...

[cez81]

@lunny Did you look at versions found at https://git-scm.com/docs/git-log? Even if 1.8.1.6 is the first version listed, it's not when command was introduced. I have done that mistake myself...

[sapk]

https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.9.txt allready talk about git log command. I think that 1.8.1.6 is the first version with full documentation.

[sapk]

In light of the release date of 1.8.1.6 (more than 5 years) and packages version in common distribution. I give this PR my LGTM. It's not a bad thing to ask for "newer version" that limit possible incompatibility.

[strk]

I just find it weird to request a patch-level detailed version. 1.7+ would be enough for me, unless it's proved wrong.

[strk]

@sapk I just had problems with that meaningless strong dependency. Gogs run just fine on a Debian 6 but Hitea cannot, because it wants git 1.8 for no reason... I think this PR should be reverted

[tboerger]

Debian 6 is EOL since more than a year, so why should we care about that? It's not our problem if you are running such outdated systems...

[lunny]

Even Debian 6 could use backports to upgrade to git 1.9. I also use Debian 6 on my instance. High git version for security and performance. I don't think an too old version git support is needed.

[strk]

I hadn't found backports of git 1.9 for Debian 6, did you ? We shouldn't make decisions for users, if a git version is too old for our taste it isn't necessarely so for others. Let's just not put arbitrary obstacles on the way to use Gitea, shall we ?

[strk]

Further discussion about this topic moved to #90