git and tags...

git and tags...

[Franck]

Hi,

I'm trying to retrieve a linux kernel by tag using git. Let's say for
example I want my working tree to be a linux 2.6.12 copy from git
repository. How can I do that ?

I tried these commands but it seems that there's no tag in git repository

git clone rsync://ftp.linux-mips.org/git/linux.git linux.git
git pull http://www.linux-mips.org/pub/scm/linux.git tag linux_2_6_12


Thanks
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               Franck

Re: git and tags...

[Ralf Baechle]

On Tue, Nov 08, 2005 at 11:49:48AM +0100, Franck wrote:

> I'm trying to retrieve a linux kernel by tag using git. Let's say for
> example I want my working tree to be a linux 2.6.12 copy from git
> repository. How can I do that ?
> 
> I tried these commands but it seems that there's no tag in git repository
> 
> git clone rsync://ftp.linux-mips.org/git/linux.git linux.git
> git pull http://www.linux-mips.org/pub/scm/linux.git tag linux_2_6_12

ls .git/refs/tags to see the tag names.  

  Ralf

Re: git and tags...

[Franck]

2005/11/8, Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org>:
> On Tue, Nov 08, 2005 at 11:49:48AM +0100, Franck wrote:
>
> > I'm trying to retrieve a linux kernel by tag using git. Let's say for
> > example I want my working tree to be a linux 2.6.12 copy from git
> > repository. How can I do that ?
> >
> > I tried these commands but it seems that there's no tag in git repository
> >
> > git clone rsync://ftp.linux-mips.org/git/linux.git linux.git
> > git pull http://www.linux-mips.org/pub/scm/linux.git tag linux_2_6_12
>
> ls .git/refs/tags to see the tag names.
>

OK, so tags have been renamed into "linux-2.6.x". Why not using the
same mainline name convention (v2.6.x) ?

I have another question (which is the first one in my previous email),
how can I make my working tree a kernel version 2.6.9 for example ?

And the last question related to mips git repository, why does kernel
v2.2, v2.4, v2.6 are in the same repository ? Why not seperate
different major version of the kernel in a seperate repository ?

Thanks
--
               Franck

Re: git and tags...

[Ralf Baechle]

On Tue, Nov 08, 2005 at 06:25:06PM +0100, Franck wrote:

> OK, so tags have been renamed into "linux-2.6.x". Why not using the
> same mainline name convention (v2.6.x) ?

The same reason that some people like blue and others prefer green ;-)

> I have another question (which is the first one in my previous email),
> how can I make my working tree a kernel version 2.6.9 for example ?

git-read-tree $(cat .git/refs/tags/linux-2.6.9)
git-checkout-index -f -a -u -q

> And the last question related to mips git repository, why does kernel
> v2.2, v2.4, v2.6 are in the same repository ? Why not seperate
> different major version of the kernel in a seperate repository ?

The extra space consumption for all these historic versions in a
compressed git repository is extremly little.

  Ralf

Re: git and tags...

[Daniel Jacobowitz]

On Tue, Nov 08, 2005 at 06:45:21PM +0000, Ralf Baechle wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 08, 2005 at 06:25:06PM +0100, Franck wrote:
> 
> > OK, so tags have been renamed into "linux-2.6.x". Why not using the
> > same mainline name convention (v2.6.x) ?
> 
> The same reason that some people like blue and others prefer green ;-)
> 
> > I have another question (which is the first one in my previous email),
> > how can I make my working tree a kernel version 2.6.9 for example ?
> 
> git-read-tree $(cat .git/refs/tags/linux-2.6.9)
> git-checkout-index -f -a -u -q

IIUC, this is just "git checkout linux-2.6.9" nowadays.

-- 
Daniel Jacobowitz
CodeSourcery, LLC

Re: git and tags...

[Franck]

2005/11/8, Daniel Jacobowitz <dan@debian.org>:
> On Tue, Nov 08, 2005 at 06:45:21PM +0000, Ralf Baechle wrote:
> > On Tue, Nov 08, 2005 at 06:25:06PM +0100, Franck wrote:
> >
> > > OK, so tags have been renamed into "linux-2.6.x". Why not using the
> > > same mainline name convention (v2.6.x) ?
> >
> > The same reason that some people like blue and others prefer green ;-)
> >
> > > I have another question (which is the first one in my previous email),
> > > how can I make my working tree a kernel version 2.6.9 for example ?
> >
> > git-read-tree $(cat .git/refs/tags/linux-2.6.9)
> > git-checkout-index -f -a -u -q
>
> IIUC, this is just "git checkout linux-2.6.9" nowadays.
>

"checkout" command seems to work with branch, not tag. Which version
of git are you using ?

Thanks
--
               Franck

Re: git and tags...

[Franck]

2005/11/8, Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org>:
> On Tue, Nov 08, 2005 at 06:25:06PM +0100, Franck wrote:
>
> > OK, so tags have been renamed into "linux-2.6.x". Why not using the
> > same mainline name convention (v2.6.x) ?
>
> The same reason that some people like blue and others prefer green ;-)
>

yet, mips branch follows mainline coding style...Actually it's just
more convenient to remember only one tag name convention. Anyways....

> > I have another question (which is the first one in my previous email),
> > how can I make my working tree a kernel version 2.6.9 for example ?
>
> git-read-tree $(cat .git/refs/tags/linux-2.6.9)
> git-checkout-index -f -a -u -q
>

thanks for that

> > And the last question related to mips git repository, why does kernel
> > v2.2, v2.4, v2.6 are in the same repository ? Why not seperate
> > different major version of the kernel in a seperate repository ?
>
> The extra space consumption for all these historic versions in a
> compressed git repository is extremly little.
>

hmm...still I get:

# du linux-mips.git/.git
263M
# du linux-mainline.git/.git
104M

Thanks
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               Franck