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SubjectRe: [Resend] [PATCH] Fix scripts/setlocalversion with git
On Tue, 7 Apr 2009, Nico Schottelius wrote:

> Hello again!
>
> I just saw that this patch did not go anywhere and did not have
> any replies, so I repost it.
>
> I also created a git-repo at
>
> git://git.schottelius.org/linux/linux-2.6
> gitweb:
> http://git.schottelius.org/?p=linux/linux-2.6;a=summary
>
> if you want the patch (f43ba0be1204e7c26cc700a75bdb688a788fbf2f)
> via git.
>
> Sincerly,
>
> Nico
>
> Nico Schottelius [Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 02:21:37PM +0200]:
> > Hello!
> >
> > When using trees like wireless-testing, which have untagged tags,
> > scripts/setlocalversion does not display any git indication for
> > localversion.
> >
> > This patch fixes it: If git is available, but no usable tag is found,
> > it uses -g${head}. It skips the detection of unanottated tags via
> > git name-rev.
> >
> > Please apply, otherwise testers like me always have '2.6.29' for trees
> > with unanottated tags, instead of 2.6.29-20318-g9aa4755, which helps
> > a lot if you've tons of kernels installed from different trees.

This patch isn't trivial enough to be applicable through trivial tree.
Adding Sam to CC.

--
Jiri Kosina
SUSE Labs


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