If git's index file is out of date, and some files have been touched such that their timestamp doesn't what is in the index, "git diff-index HEAD" may show that a particular file is dirty, when in fact it really isn't. Running "git status" will update the index to avoid these false positives.
Signed-off-by: "Theodore Ts'o" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- scripts/setlocalversion | 1 + 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/scripts/setlocalversion b/scripts/setlocalversion index 20711f5..bfc8c8c 100644 --- a/scripts/setlocalversion +++ b/scripts/setlocalversion @@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ if head=`git rev-parse --verify HEAD 2>/dev/null`; then fi # Are there uncommitted changes? + git status >& /dev/null if git diff-index HEAD | read dummy; then printf '%s' -dirty fi -- 1.5.3.4.499.g1104e-dirty - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/