From: Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
To: Philippe De Muyter <phdm@macq.eu>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: strange result of `git describe` while bisecting
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2015 15:17:40 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87ioatvzez.fsf@igel.home> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20150612130027.GA19711@frolo.macqel> (Philippe De Muyter's message of "Fri, 12 Jun 2015 15:00:27 +0200")
Philippe De Muyter <phdm@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.
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2015-06-12 13:00 strange result of `git describe` while bisecting Philippe De Muyter
2015-06-12 13:17 ` Andreas Schwab [this message]
2015-06-12 13:21 ` Philippe De Muyter
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