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From: Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Git tag output order is incorrect (IMHO)
Date: Sun, 8 Sep 2013 17:49:41 -0500
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On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 10:27 AM, Rahul Bansal <rahul.bansal@rtcamp.com> wrote:
> I am posting here first time, so please excuse me if this is not right place to send something like this.
>
> Please check - http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6091306/can-i-make-git-print-x-y-z-style-tag-names-in-a-sensible-order
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> And also - https://github.com/gitlabhq/gitlabhq/issues/4565
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> IMHO "git tag" is expected to show tag-list ordered by versions.
>
> It may be case, that people do not follow same version numbering convention. Most people after x.9.x increment major version (that is why they may not be affected because of this)
>
> Another option like "git tag --date-asc" can be added which will print tags by creation date. (As long as people do not create backdated tag, this will work).

I completely agree, and there was a proposal to an option like this a
long time ago:

http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/111032

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Felipe Contreras