Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add git-annotate - a tool for annotating files with the revision and person that created each line in the file.

From: Ralf Baechle <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 11:25:41 +0000

On Wed, Feb 08, 2006 at 11:19:37AM -0800, Junio C Hamano wrote:

> Johannes Schindelin <[email-masked]> writes:
> 
> >> Are there any rules on the choice of the script language ?
> >
> > Yes. Do not try to introduce unnecessary dependencies. But if it is 
> > the right tool to do the job, you should use it. As of now, we have perl, 
> > python and Tcl/Tk.
> 
> Very well said.  That's what currently stands.

The dependency on Python 2.4 already is a problem for installation on some
systems ...

  Ralf