Since git v1.7.7, the .git directory can be a file when, for example, the kernel is a submodule of another git super project. So, the check "-d .git" is not working anymore in this case. Using a more generic check like "-e .git" corrects this behaviour.
Signed-off-by: Richard Genoud <richard.gen...@gmail.com> --- scripts/get_maintainer.pl | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/scripts/get_maintainer.pl b/scripts/get_maintainer.pl index 9c3986f4140c..41987885bd31 100755 --- a/scripts/get_maintainer.pl +++ b/scripts/get_maintainer.pl @@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ my %VCS_cmds; my %VCS_cmds_git = ( "execute_cmd" => \&git_execute_cmd, - "available" => '(which("git") ne "") && (-d ".git")', + "available" => '(which("git") ne "") && (-e ".git")', "find_signers_cmd" => "git log --no-color --follow --since=\$email_git_since " . '--numstat --no-merges ' . -- 1.8.5 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/