Bug#292329: Include the version of the producing program in data files

[Johannes Lehtinen]

Package: dia
Version: 0.94.0-4
Severity: wishlist

I suggest that the version of the producing program would be included in 
Dia data files. I could not find such information in the files. And 
maybe also the producing program in case there will more Dia-compatible 
software in future.

This would make it easier to locate and fix inconsistencies between 
different versions of Dia (see bug reports #164291 and #292326, for 
example). It would also make it possible to support files produced with 
older versions even when making changes or fixes that are not backwards 
compatible. At the very least it would enable for a third party to 
develope a separate converter program that fixes old files for newer Dia 
versions (to support a smooth transition for users of Debian stable, for 
example).

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Johannes Lehtinen <johannes.lehtinen@iki.fi>, http://www.iki.fi/jle/