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Re: [PATCH] Cross-reference the manpages for git-name-rev and git-describe

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Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>
Date
May 22, 2007, 06:17 UTC
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<20070522061732.GC11636@spearce.org>
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Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> wrote:
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> "Shawn O. Pearce" <spearce@spearce.org> writes:
> 
> > Teach git-describe how to run name-rev
> 
> Sorry for a belated question, but is there a reason not to do
> this (on top)?
Nope, I just completely missed it.  Please make it so!  ;-)
 
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> diff --git a/builtin-describe.c b/builtin-describe.c
> index efbd43f..2a32af6 100644
> --- a/builtin-describe.c
> +++ b/builtin-describe.c
> @@ -283,8 +283,7 @@ int cmd_describe(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
>  		nr[2] = "--tags";
>  		memcpy(nr + 3, argv + i, (argc - i) * sizeof(char*));
>  		nr[3 + argc - i] = NULL;
> -		execv_git_cmd(nr);
> -		die("unable to start %s", nr[0]);
> +		return cmd_name_rev(3 + argc - i, nr, prefix);
>  	}
>  
>  	if (argc <= i)
> 
-- 
Shawn.
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Message 17 of 17 in “Commits gone AWOL, but not reported by git-fsck --unreachable”
  1. Robin H. JohnsonMay 19, 2007
  2. Jeff KingMay 19, 2007
  3. Robin H. JohnsonMay 19, 2007
  4. Jeff KingMay 19, 2007
  5. Anand KumriaMay 19, 2007
  6. Matthieu MoyMay 19, 2007
  7. Brian GernhardtMay 19, 2007
  8. Matthieu MoyMay 19, 2007
  9. Brian GernhardtMay 19, 2007
  10. Junio C HamanoMay 19, 2007
  11. Cross-reference the manpages for git-name-rev and git-describe (was Re: Commits gone AWOL, but not reported by git-fsck --unreachable)Matthieu Moy, May 20, 2007
  12. Shawn O. PearceMay 21, 2007
  13. Junio C HamanoMay 21, 2007
  14. Shawn O. PearceMay 21, 2007
  15. Matthieu MoyMay 21, 2007
  16. Junio C HamanoMay 22, 2007
  17. Shawn O. PearceMay 22, 2007

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