Re: strange result of `git describe` while bisecting

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Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org>

Date

Jun 12, 2015, 13:17 UTC

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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 ------^

Andreas.

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