relx does not support when vsn is git about relx HOT 2 CLOSED

Sample dependency repo
edown https://github.com/esl/edown.git

Error log:
=ERROR REPORT==== 23-Sep-2013::20:17:42 ===
Error in process <0.417.0> with exit value: {function_clause,[{rlx_app_info,parse_version,[git],[{file,"src/rlx_app_info.erl"},{line,189}]},{rlx_app_info,new,6,[{file,"src/rlx_app_info.erl"},{line,96}]},{rlx_app_discovery,get_vsn,3,[{file,"src/rlx_app_discovery.er...

escript: exception exit: {function_clause,
[{rlx_app_info,parse_version,
[git],
[{file,"src/rlx_app_info.erl"},{line,189}]},
{rlx_app_info,new,6,
[{file,"src/rlx_app_info.erl"},{line,96}]},
{rlx_app_discovery,get_vsn,3,
[{file,"src/rlx_app_discovery.erl"},{line,198}]},
{rlx_dscv_util,discover_dir,3,
[{file,"src/rlx_dscv_util.erl"},{line,95}]},
{lists,map,2,[{file,"lists.erl"},{line,1173}]},
{ec_plists,'-local_runmany/3-fun-0-',3,
[{file,"src/ec_plists.erl"},{line,737}]}]}
in function ec_plists:handle_error/3 (src/ec_plists.erl, line 884)
in call from ec_plists:local_runmany/3 (src/ec_plists.erl, line 748)
in call from rlx_dscv_util:do/2 (src/rlx_dscv_util.erl, line 52)
in call from rlx_app_discovery:resolve_app_metadata/2 (src/rlx_app_discovery.erl, line 56)
in call from rlx_prv_discover:do/1 (src/rlx_prv_discover.erl, line 46)
in call from relx:run_provider/2 (src/relx.erl, line 254)
in call from lists:foldl/3 (lists.erl, line 1197)
in call from relx:run_providers/1 (src/relx.erl, line 242)
make: *** [release] Error 127

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@edwardt relx only supports built OTP Applications. So {vsn, git} is a source artifact. That is, rebar converts that to an actual version when rebar compiles the app. {vsn, git} should never appear in the ebin/<app-name>.app. If it is appearing there then something is broken with your build.

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