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Re: [PATCH] describe: output tag's ref instead of embedded name

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Feb 20, 2020, 22:59 UTC
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Matheus Tavares Bernardino <matheus.bernardino@usp.br> writes:
> I now this is just an illustration, but shouldn't this example be "git
> describe --contains v1.0-bob~1"?

No, none of the patches discussed in this thread would not affect anything in --contains (as it is a completely different program). The example was bad to use one commit _before_; I meant to use one commit _after_ the tag.

> Another case that came to my mind is when the user runs `git describe
> --abrev=0 HEAD` and v1.0-bob points to HEAD~. In this case, v1.0 will
> be displayed without suffix,...
In this case, v1.0-1- is followed by the full object name, I think.
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  1. Roland HieberFeb 5, 2020
  2. Matheus Tavares BernardinoFeb 5, 2020
  3. Jeff KingFeb 14, 2020
  4. Junio C HamanoFeb 14, 2020
  5. describe: output tag's ref instead of embedded nameMatheus Tavares, Feb 15, 2020
  6. Jeff KingFeb 16, 2020
  7. Junio C HamanoFeb 18, 2020
  8. Jeff KingFeb 18, 2020
  9. Junio C HamanoFeb 18, 2020
  10. Junio C HamanoFeb 18, 2020
  11. Jeff KingFeb 19, 2020
  12. Junio C HamanoFeb 19, 2020
  13. Jeff KingFeb 19, 2020
  14. Junio C HamanoFeb 19, 2020
  15. Jeff KingFeb 20, 2020
  16. Junio C HamanoFeb 20, 2020
  17. Matheus Tavares BernardinoFeb 20, 2020
  18. Junio C HamanoFeb 20, 2020
  19. Matheus TavaresFeb 21, 2020
  20. Junio C HamanoFeb 21, 2020
  21. Jeff KingFeb 21, 2020
  22. Jeff KingFeb 21, 2020
  23. Roland HieberFeb 19, 2020

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