Re: [Resend] [PATCH] Fix scripts/setlocalversion with git

[Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>]

On Tue, Apr 07, 2009 at 05:56:31PM +0200, Jiri Kosina wrote:
> On Tue, 7 Apr 2009, Nico Schottelius wrote:
> 
> > Hello again!
> > 
> > I just saw that this patch did not go anywhere and did not have
> > any replies, so I repost it.
> > 
> > I also created a git-repo at
> >   
> >   git://git.schottelius.org/linux/linux-2.6
> >   gitweb:
> >   http://git.schottelius.org/?p=linux/linux-2.6;a=summary
> > 
> > if you want the patch (f43ba0be1204e7c26cc700a75bdb688a788fbf2f)
> > via git.
> > 
> > Sincerly,
> > 
> > Nico
> > 
> > Nico Schottelius [Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 02:21:37PM +0200]:
> > > Hello!
> > > 
> > > When using trees like wireless-testing, which have untagged tags,
> > > scripts/setlocalversion does not display any git indication for
> > > localversion.
> > > 
> > > This patch fixes it: If git is available, but no usable tag is found,
> > > it uses -g${head}. It skips the detection of unanottated tags via
> > > git name-rev.
> > > 
> > > Please apply, otherwise testers like me always have '2.6.29' for trees
> > > with unanottated tags, instead of 2.6.29-20318-g9aa4755, which helps
> > > a lot if you've tons of kernels installed from different trees.
> 
> This patch isn't trivial enough to be applicable through trivial tree. 
> Adding Sam to CC.

Thanks. Will take care later this week.

	Sam