Re: Can't find fourth number version tags in GIT kernel

[Lionel Debroux <lionel_debroux@yahoo.fr>]

Hello,

On 27.11.2010 14:07, Spelic wrote:
> Hello LKML
> I'm trying to use GIT to stay up-to-date with the kernel sources,
> but in
> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git
> and even
> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.36.y.git
> 
> I can't find versions with four numbers, e.g. I do find tag:
> 
> v2.6.35
> (and also the release candidates for 2.6.35)
> 
> but I can't find tags:
> 
> v2.6.35.1
> v2.6.35.2
> ...
> v2.6.35.9
> 
> Apparently tag v2.6.35 really brings me to v2.6.35.0 and not to
> v2.6.35.9 so it's a problem... I usually want to get the highest
> number in the fourth number, not the lowest.
> Like this I don't know how to get the bugfixes...?
> 
> What am I missing?
> 
> Thank you
> PS: can you please reply to me also, as I am not subscribed to LKML.
> Thanks
For 2.6.35 tags, you need to use the 2.6.35.y repository:
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.35.y.git

More generally, or 2.6.x.y tags with x >= 11, use the 2.6.x.y tree.

Also noteworthy is the combined tree for 2.6.x.y updates:
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6-stable.git


Hope that this helps,
Lionel.