Last modified: 2010-12-25 22:18:42 UTC
From time to time the XML format of the dump files has changed. For instance <redirect> was not in the original format and I think also <restrictions> was not there. If the header of the dump files had provided a version I could've handled redirect tags efficiently with a fallback to parsing the text field for older versions. Since the dump file format is sure to change again in the future a version field would make much sense.
In theory thats what the version="0.4" on the root element is for. The different versions have a different schema, which should say what elements are allowed (however, see bug 25753) If the version number actually gets updated is an open question. Marking as works for me. Please re-open if I misunderstand, or if that otherwise doesn't address your issue.
