Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 7 Apr 2009 17:56:31 +0200 (CEST) | From | Jiri Kosina <> | Subject | Re: [Resend] [PATCH] Fix scripts/setlocalversion with git |
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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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