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From: "Shawn O. Pearce" <spearce@spearce.org>
Subject: Re: Stamp Git commit id into file during build process
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Paul Richards <paul.richards@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Take a look how for example git project and Linux kernel use "git describe"
> > in GIT-VERSION-GEN script, and how they use GIT-VERSION-GEN script in the
> > Makefile.
> 
> Thanks, it appears though that "git describe" does not work in Cygwin git. :(

That's a serious bug.  git describe should work fine on any system
Git itself runs on; its written in pure C and with the exception
of the --contains flag, doesn't rely on any external programs.

-- 
Shawn.