From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Amit Walambe Subject: Re: git bisect not accepting -git kernels Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:06:19 +0100 Message-ID: <469CF70B.7080207@arcom.com> References: <469CE836.6010508@arcom.com> <20070717161607.GD16209@cip.informatik.uni-erlangen.de> <469CF00C.4040906@arcom.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: "Amit Walambe (awalambe@arcom.com)" To: GIT X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Tue Jul 17 19:06:32 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git@gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.176.167]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1IAqVM-0005eM-8D for gcvg-git@gmane.org; Tue, 17 Jul 2007 19:06:32 +0200 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1754653AbXGQRG2 (ORCPT ); Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:06:28 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1754783AbXGQRG2 (ORCPT ); Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:06:28 -0400 Received: from mail28.messagelabs.com ([216.82.249.131]:53747 "HELO mail28.messagelabs.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1754436AbXGQRG1 (ORCPT ); Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:06:27 -0400 X-VirusChecked: Checked X-Env-Sender: awalambe@arcom.com X-Msg-Ref: server-19.tower-28.messagelabs.com!1184691981!43413005!1 X-StarScan-Version: 5.5.12.11; banners=arcom.com,-,- X-Originating-IP: [194.200.159.164] Received: (qmail 12389 invoked from network); 17 Jul 2007 17:06:22 -0000 Received: from mail2.arcom.com (HELO mail2.arcom.com) (194.200.159.164) by server-19.tower-28.messagelabs.com with SMTP; 17 Jul 2007 17:06:22 -0000 Received: from amit.arcom.cc [10.2.2.55] by mail2.arcom.com with ESMTP (SMTPD32-8.00) id A8497FD00DA; Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:11:37 +0100 User-Agent: Mozilla-Thunderbird 2.0.0.4 (X11/20070622) In-Reply-To: <469CF00C.4040906@arcom.com> Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: Amit Walambe wrote: > I didn't build my own git version. What I did do was to remove the old > git and ensure I am using the Debian installed one. > > Now I am getting a different error : > root@amit:/usr/src/linux-git # which git > /usr/bin/git > root@amit:/usr/src/linux-git # git --version > git version 1.5.2.3 > root@amit:/usr/src/linux-git # git bisect good v2.6.22-rc6 > root@amit:/usr/src/linux-git # git bisect bad v2.6.22-rc8 > fatal: Needed a single revision > root@amit:/usr/src/linux-git # I should call it a day. Above commands are wrong. I need to work on -git kernels and not -rc kernels (as the above commands are showing). I am still getting the same errors I started with : root@amit:/usr/src/linux-git # git bisect good v2.6.22-git6 Bad rev input: v2.6.22-git6 root@amit:/usr/src/linux-git # root@amit:/usr/src/linux-git # root@amit:/usr/src/linux-git # git bisect good v2.6.22-git8 Bad rev input: v2.6.22-git8 > A quick search on the net didn't yield anything. Please help me find out > what's going wrong. > Thanks and Regards, The above greatly applies :) -- Amit Walambe Design Engineer, Arcom Control Systems Ltd. http://www.arcom.com Tel: +44-(0)1223 411200 ext. 3204 Direct: +44-(0)1223 403465 _____________________________________________________________________ The message in this transmission is sent in confidence for the attention of the addressee only and should not be disclosed to any other party. Unauthorised recipients are requested to preserve this confidentiality. Please advise the sender if the addressee is not resident at the receiving end. Email to and from Arcom is automatically monitored for operational and lawful business reasons. This message has been virus scanned by MessageLabs.