Tracking base revision for files distributed without a repo

[Benjamin Fritz]

On Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 12:01 AM, Steve Barnes <gadgetsteve at hotmail.com> wrote:
> On 23/01/14 05:47, Benjamin Fritz wrote:
>>
>>
>> Are there better solutions than just embedding the revision in the
>> file using KeywordExtension? Solutions that allow my coworkers to
>> continue being lazy but allowing me to benefit from knowing which
>> version they base any changes off, what to tell them I've changed
>> since the last time I sent them updates, etc.?
>>
> I personally would use a little python distribute script to add a comment
> that includes the revision ID in each file as a comment as it zips the
> files.  If use os.walk and zip you can easily do this. Let me know if you
> would like a draft of something along those lines.
>

What does this offer over the use of KeywordExtension? It seems like
just an extra step to run every time I share changes to accomplish
much the same thing.