Nov. 9, 2016
11:28 p.m.
On 10/04/2016 09:00 AM, Deborah Goldsmith wrote:
The version number is available in the name of the tar archive. Admittedly, that’s not the most convenient way to get it, but it’s there.
Yes, that's been true for a while, so installers should be able to rely on it. As for the 'version' file, it's been a while and as nobody has come up with anything better and simpler, attached is a proposed change to document the status quo since 2016h so that it can be relied on.