Re: [BUG] `git describe` doesn't traverse the graph in topological order

From: Kristoffer Haugsbakk <code@khaugsbakk.name>
Date: Sep 22, 2023, 17:11 UTC
Message-ID: <44a4e1e3-86d3-448a-ba6a-e78c63a6f85b@app.fastmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <02d701d9ed6f$abcb4b00$0361e100$@nexbridge.com>

On Fri, Sep 22, 2023, at 18:13, rsbecker@nexbridge.com wrote:

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> On Friday, September 22, 2023 11:40 AM, Ben Boeckel wrote:
>>On Sat, Aug 12, 2023 at 15:36:56 -0400, Ben Boeckel wrote:
>>> I found an issue where `git describe` doesn't find a "closer" tag than
>>> another tag as the correct one to base the description off of. I have
>>> a reproducer, but I'll first give details of the real world issue.
>>
>>Bump. Can anyone provide guidance as to what the best solution to this might be?
>
> Can you provide details? `git describe` is sensitive to --first-parent
> and whether the tag has annotations.
> --Randall

Both of the tags (`v9.3.0.rc0` and `v9.3.0.rc1`) are annotated ones.

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Kristoffer Haugsbakk