From: Johannes Sixt <j.sixt@viscovery.net>
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 10:03:54 GMT
Subject: Re: can git-describe learn first-parent behavior?
Message-ID: <4C98830A.70203@viscovery.net>
In-Reply-To: <4C987C2E.3060001@drmicha.warpmail.net>

Am 9/21/2010 11:34, schrieb Michael J Gruber:
> The earlier tag (in terms of depth) wins, yes.

Does it? Then explain this result:

git describe e5498e8a^2 e5498e8a^1~24 e5498e8a
v1.7.0.7
v1.7.1.1
v1.7.1.1-38-ge5498e8

v1.7.1.1 is 25 commits away, while v1.7.0.7 is a parent (the second).

AFAICS, git-describe does The Right Thing (--first-parent).

-- Hannes