Git tags

Git tags

[Yegor Yefremov]

Hi all,

I don't really know where to post this question. Why, if I check out the 
2.6.24.4 kernel (2.6.24.4 tag 
http://git2.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6-stable.git;a=commit;h=16c64cac7d9c6a503f49887219c4fe675e7d43d9) 
from the stable git tree, I get "dirty" added to my kernel version after 
compilation? The 2.6.24.4 is stable as far as I understand.
I have already searched for this info and looked through some tutorials 
like http://linux.yyz.us/git-howto.html, but I didn't find any info that 
would answer my question.

Thank you  in advance.

Best regards,
Yegor

Re: Git tags

[Andre Haupt]

On Thu, Apr 03, 2008 at 03:54:55PM +0200, Yegor Yefremov wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I don't really know where to post this question. Why, if I check out the 
> 2.6.24.4 kernel (2.6.24.4 tag 
> http://git2.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6-stable.git;a=commit;h=16c64cac7d9c6a503f49887219c4fe675e7d43d9) 
> from the stable git tree, I get "dirty" added to my kernel version after 
> compilation? The 2.6.24.4 is stable as far as I understand.
> I have already searched for this info and looked through some tutorials 
> like http://linux.yyz.us/git-howto.html, but I didn't find any info that 
> would answer my question.

Do you have uncommited local changes in your git tree?

Best regards,

Andre

Re: Git tags

[Yegor Yefremov]

Dear Andre,

thank you for your answer. Yes. I have made some changes to the kernel 
sources. Is it really so, that if I make some changes Makefile or some 
other script notices this fact and adds "dirty" to the kernel version 
string?

Best regards,
Yegor

Andre Haupt wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 03, 2008 at 03:54:55PM +0200, Yegor Yefremov wrote:
>   
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I don't really know where to post this question. Why, if I check out the 
>> 2.6.24.4 kernel (2.6.24.4 tag 
>> http://git2.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6-stable.git;a=commit;h=16c64cac7d9c6a503f49887219c4fe675e7d43d9) 
>> from the stable git tree, I get "dirty" added to my kernel version after 
>> compilation? The 2.6.24.4 is stable as far as I understand.
>> I have already searched for this info and looked through some tutorials 
>> like http://linux.yyz.us/git-howto.html, but I didn't find any info that 
>> would answer my question.
>>     
>
> Do you have uncommited local changes in your git tree?
>
> Best regards,
>
> Andre
>
>   

Re: Git tags

[Andre Haupt]

On Thu, Apr 03, 2008 at 04:40:06PM +0200, Yegor Yefremov wrote:
> Dear Andre,
> 
> thank you for your answer. Yes. I have made some changes to the kernel 
> sources. Is it really so, that if I make some changes Makefile or some 
> other script notices this fact and adds "dirty" to the kernel version 
> string?
If you do not commit your changes (i.e. git status shows modified files)
than yes.

Best regards,

Andre

Re: Git tags

[Andre Haupt]

On Thu, Apr 03, 2008 at 04:47:36PM +0200, Andre Haupt wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 03, 2008 at 04:40:06PM +0200, Yegor Yefremov wrote:
> > Dear Andre,
> > 
> > thank you for your answer. Yes. I have made some changes to the kernel 
> > sources. Is it really so, that if I make some changes Makefile or some 
> > other script notices this fact and adds "dirty" to the kernel version 
> > string?
> If you do not commit your changes (i.e. git status shows modified files)
> than yes.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Andre

See also http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/2007-08/msg00045.html

I was bitten by this too and Erik Mouw provided a very valuable answer.


Andre