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".dirty" suffix when building git from the source code

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MBMohamed Bamakhrama <bamakhrama@gmail.com>
Date
Oct 20, 2009, 11:59 UTC
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Hi all,

I have cloned the git repository and built the v1.6.4.4 tag. The compilation went OK and I got the tool up and running. However, when I generate patches, I see that the tool comments the patches with "1.6.4.4.dirty".

My question is: what is the meaning of the ".dirty" suffix?
Thanks in advance.

Best Regards, Mohamed

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