Daimrod <daimrod@gmail.com> writes:

> Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:
>
>>> server process when it existed, or nil. However, since a78d87e7ed it
>>> raises an error.
>>
>> Please avoid using Git references until we actually switch to Git.
>> Use dates, for example, instead.
>
> Ok, I'll keep this in mind.

Here is a new patch with your proposal: