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Re: strange result of `git describe` while bisecting

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PMPhilippe De Muyter <phdm@macq.eu>
Date
Jun 12, 2015, 13:21 UTC
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<20150612132159.GA23768@frolo.macqel>
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On Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 03:17:40PM +0200, Andreas Schwab wrote:
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> Philippe De Muyter <phdm@macq.eu> writes:
> 
> > I am bisecting the kernel tree between v3.17 and v3.18, and 'git describe'
> > is used by the kernel compilation process.  Why do I get a version
> > v3.17-rc7-1626-ga4b4a2b, that seems outside of [v3.17..v3.18] ?
> 
> Because your are testing a side branch that is based on v3.17-rc7.
> 
> 3.17-rc7 --- 3.17 ------- 3.18
>            \           /
>             \----- * -/
>                    ^
> You are here ------^
Thank you Andreas
Philippe
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