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

From: 'Ben Boeckel' <ben.boeckel@kitware.com>
Date: Sep 22, 2023, 16:51 UTC
Message-ID: <ZQ3GAJ/AHsM9e9a6@farprobe>
In-Reply-To: <02d701d9ed6f$abcb4b00$0361e100$@nexbridge.com>

On Fri, Sep 22, 2023 at 12:13:00 -0400, 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.

I provided more details and a reproducer in the original email:

    https://lore.kernel.org/git/ZNffWAgldUZdpQcr@farprobe/T/#u

Thanks,

--Ben