Re: git describe not showing nearest tag

Jed Brown j...@59a2.org writes: $ git rev-list --count v3.2..master 9651 $ git rev-list --count v3.3..master 6378 $ git describe --tags master v3.2-9651-ga018267 Is 'master' a descendant of v3.3? I.e. what does git rev-list master..v3.3 say? -- To unsubscribe from this list:

Re: git describe not showing nearest tag

Junio C Hamano gits...@pobox.com writes: Is 'master' a descendant of v3.3? I.e. what does git rev-list master..v3.3 say? Yes, this shows nothing. Although 'master' is a descendant of v3.3, it is not a --first-parent descendant of anything after v3.0.0. -- To unsubscribe from this

git describe not showing nearest tag

$ git rev-list --count v3.2..master 9651 $ git rev-list --count v3.3..master 6378 $ git describe --tags master v3.2-9651-ga018267 I would have expected to see v3.3-6378-ga018267, given the documentation: If multiple tags were found during the walk then the tag which has the fewest commits