strange result of `git describe` while bisecting
Hi, I am bisecting the kernel tree between v3.17 and v3.18, and 'git describe' is used by the kernel compilation process. Why do I get a version v3.17-rc7-1626-ga4b4a2b, that seems outside of [v3.17..v3.18] ? To reproduce : git bisect start git bisect bad v3.18 git bisect good v3.17 Bisecting: 6197 revisions left to test after this (roughly 13 steps) [754c780953397dd5ee5191b7b3ca67e09088ce7a] Merge branch 'for-v3.18' of git://git.linaro.org/people/mszyprowski/linux-dma-mapping git describe v3.17-6163-g754c780 git bisect bad Bisecting: 3086 revisions left to test after this (roughly 12 steps) [4a4743e840d06a5772be7c21110807165c5b3c9f] Merge tag 'fixes-nc-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm/arm-soc git describe v3.17-3076-g4a4743e git bisect good Bisecting: 1506 revisions left to test after this (roughly 11 steps) [a4b4a2b7f98a45c71a906b1126cabea6446a9905] Merge tag 'master-2014-10-02' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/linville/wireless-next git describe v3.17-rc7-1626-ga4b4a2b Philippe -- Philippe De Muyter +32 2 6101532 Macq SA rue de l'Aeronef 2 B-1140 Bruxelles -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe git in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Re: strange result of `git describe` while bisecting
Philippe De Muyter p...@macq.eu writes: I am bisecting the kernel tree between v3.17 and v3.18, and 'git describe' is used by the kernel compilation process. Why do I get a version v3.17-rc7-1626-ga4b4a2b, that seems outside of [v3.17..v3.18] ? Because your are testing a side branch that is based on v3.17-rc7. 3.17-rc7 --- 3.17 --- 3.18 \ / \- * -/ ^ You are here --^ Andreas. -- Andreas Schwab, sch...@linux-m68k.org GPG Key fingerprint = 58CA 54C7 6D53 942B 1756 01D3 44D5 214B 8276 4ED5 And now for something completely different. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe git in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Re: strange result of `git describe` while bisecting
On Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 03:17:40PM +0200, Andreas Schwab wrote: Philippe De Muyter p...@macq.eu writes: I am bisecting the kernel tree between v3.17 and v3.18, and 'git describe' is used by the kernel compilation process. Why do I get a version v3.17-rc7-1626-ga4b4a2b, that seems outside of [v3.17..v3.18] ? Because your are testing a side branch that is based on v3.17-rc7. 3.17-rc7 --- 3.17 --- 3.18 \ / \- * -/ ^ You are here --^ Thank you Andreas Philippe -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe git in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
