{"thread":{"id":"39612","subject":"strange result of `git describe` while bisecting","startedAt":"2015-06-12T13:00:27Z","lastAt":"2015-06-12T13:21:59Z","messageCount":3,"participants":["Philippe De Muyter","Andreas Schwab"],"isPatch":false,"patchVersion":null,"patchTotal":null},"messages":[{"id":"263660","messageId":"20150612130027.GA19711@frolo.macqel","threadId":"39612","inReplyTo":null,"subject":"strange result of `git describe` while bisecting","fromName":"Philippe De Muyter","fromEmail":"phdm@macq.eu","sentAt":"2015-06-12T13:00:27Z","receivedAt":"2015-06-12T13:00:27Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"phdm@macq.eu","avatar":null},"body":"Hi,\n\nI am bisecting the kernel tree between v3.17 and v3.18, and 'git describe'\nis used by the kernel compilation process.  Why do I get a version\nv3.17-rc7-1626-ga4b4a2b, that seems outside of [v3.17..v3.18] ?\n\nTo reproduce :\n\ngit bisect start\ngit bisect bad v3.18\ngit bisect good v3.17\nBisecting: 6197 revisions left to test after this (roughly 13 steps)\n[754c780953397dd5ee5191b7b3ca67e09088ce7a] Merge branch 'for-v3.18' of git://git.linaro.org/people/mszyprowski/linux-dma-mapping\n\ngit describe\nv3.17-6163-g754c780\n\ngit bisect bad\nBisecting: 3086 revisions left to test after this (roughly 12 steps)\n[4a4743e840d06a5772be7c21110807165c5b3c9f] Merge tag 'fixes-nc-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm/arm-soc\n\ngit describe\nv3.17-3076-g4a4743e\n\ngit bisect good\nBisecting: 1506 revisions left to test after this (roughly 11 steps)\n[a4b4a2b7f98a45c71a906b1126cabea6446a9905] Merge tag 'master-2014-10-02' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/linville/wireless-next\n\ngit describe\nv3.17-rc7-1626-ga4b4a2b\n\nPhilippe\n\n-- \nPhilippe De Muyter +32 2 6101532 Macq SA rue de l'Aeronef 2 B-1140 Bruxelles\n"},{"id":"263662","messageId":"87ioatvzez.fsf@igel.home","threadId":"39612","inReplyTo":"20150612130027.GA19711@frolo.macqel","subject":"Re: strange result of `git describe` while bisecting","fromName":"Andreas Schwab","fromEmail":"schwab@linux-m68k.org","sentAt":"2015-06-12T13:17:40Z","receivedAt":"2015-06-12T13:17:40Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"schwab@linux-m68k.org","avatar":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2175493?v=4"},"body":"Philippe De Muyter <phdm@macq.eu> writes:\n\n> I am bisecting the kernel tree between v3.17 and v3.18, and 'git describe'\n> is used by the kernel compilation process.  Why do I get a version\n> v3.17-rc7-1626-ga4b4a2b, that seems outside of [v3.17..v3.18] ?\n\nBecause your are testing a side branch that is based on v3.17-rc7.\n\n3.17-rc7 --- 3.17 ------- 3.18\n           \\           /\n            \\----- * -/\n                   ^\nYou are here ------^\n\nAndreas.\n\n-- \nAndreas Schwab, schwab@linux-m68k.org\nGPG Key fingerprint = 58CA 54C7 6D53 942B 1756  01D3 44D5 214B 8276 4ED5\n\"And now for something completely different.\"\n"},{"id":"263663","messageId":"20150612132159.GA23768@frolo.macqel","threadId":"39612","inReplyTo":"87ioatvzez.fsf@igel.home","subject":"Re: strange result of `git describe` while bisecting","fromName":"Philippe De Muyter","fromEmail":"phdm@macq.eu","sentAt":"2015-06-12T13:21:59Z","receivedAt":"2015-06-12T13:21:59Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"phdm@macq.eu","avatar":null},"body":"On Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 03:17:40PM +0200, Andreas Schwab wrote:\n> Philippe De Muyter <phdm@macq.eu> writes:\n> \n> > I am bisecting the kernel tree between v3.17 and v3.18, and 'git describe'\n> > is used by the kernel compilation process.  Why do I get a version\n> > v3.17-rc7-1626-ga4b4a2b, that seems outside of [v3.17..v3.18] ?\n> \n> Because your are testing a side branch that is based on v3.17-rc7.\n> \n> 3.17-rc7 --- 3.17 ------- 3.18\n>            \\           /\n>             \\----- * -/\n>                    ^\n> You are here ------^\n\nThank you Andreas\n\nPhilippe\n"}]}