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Re: [PATCH] Fix "git submodule status" output when "git describe" is not possible

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Feb 13, 2008, 01:01 UTC
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Alberto Bertogli <albertito@gmail.com> writes:
> When a submodule cannot be described, doing a "git submodule status" on
> the supermodule produces unnecesary and scary output,...

I had an impression that describe got a new feature for a case like this recently.

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  1. Fix "git submodule status" output when "git describe" is not possibleAlberto Bertogli, Feb 13, 2008
  2. Junio C HamanoFeb 13, 2008
  3. Alberto BertogliFeb 24, 2008

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