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Re: [RFC PATCH] describe: Make --tags and --all match lightweight tags more often

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Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>
Date
Oct 13, 2008, 14:32 UTC
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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
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> 
> The primary mode of operation without --tags of "describe" is about coming
> up with version numbers, and as such, it should try to base its output on
> immutable anchors as much as possible.  For that reason, I think it should
> use "tag " line from the tag object, not the name of the ref, to describe
> the committish.  They should match (otherwise fsck would say something
> about it) in practice, though...

FWIW the use of "tag " line for an annotated tag being output is what 212945d4 (Teach git-describe to verify annotated tag names before output) was all about. That has been in tree since v1.5.5-rc0~86^2.

So we already are doing (have been doing) exactly what you are asking for.

Or did I misunderstand you?
-- 
Shawn.
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Message 12 of 26 in “git-describe doesn't show the most recent tag”
  1. Erez ZilberSep 28, 2008
  2. Pierre HabouzitSep 28, 2008
  3. Erez ZilberSep 28, 2008
  4. Pierre HabouzitSep 28, 2008
  5. Pierre HabouzitSep 28, 2008
  6. doc: enhance git describe --tags helpPierre Habouzit, Sep 28, 2008
  7. Shawn O. PearceSep 29, 2008
  8. Pierre HabouzitSep 30, 2008
  9. describe: Make --tags and --all match lightweight tags more oftenShawn O. Pearce, Oct 10, 2008
  10. Pierre HabouzitOct 10, 2008
  11. Junio C HamanoOct 10, 2008
  12. Shawn O. PearceOct 13, 2008
  13. describe: Make --tags and --all match lightweight tags more oftenShawn O. Pearce, Oct 13, 2008
  14. Santi BéjarOct 15, 2008
  15. Andreas EricssonOct 11, 2008
  16. Shawn O. PearceOct 12, 2008
  17. Andreas EricssonOct 12, 2008
  18. Uwe Kleine-KönigOct 12, 2008
  19. Uwe Kleine-KönigSep 30, 2008
  20. Andreas EricssonSep 30, 2008
  21. Shawn O. PearceSep 30, 2008
  22. Uwe Kleine-KönigSep 30, 2008
  23. Shawn O. PearceSep 30, 2008
  24. Uwe Kleine-KönigOct 15, 2008
  25. Erez ZilberSep 28, 2008
  26. Andreas EricssonSep 28, 2008

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