Re: sudo: git describe during GIT_VERSION_GEN not as expected..

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: May 15, 2022, 16:51 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqwnem7n87.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <7bb71920-b840-5133-ceac-664c09942772@iee.email>

Philip Oakley <philipoakley@iee.email> writes:

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> I have run into a problem with make/install of git on my old travel
> laptop. While trying to make / install git with some patches on top of 
> yesterdays next (coincidental timing) I'm finding that the generated
> git version is the default value rather than that of a regular 'get 
> describe' as used in GIT_VERSION_GEN.

Yup, we've been discussing on this issue since the Git 2.35.3 (and friends) and Git 2.36 release.

  https://lore.kernel.org/git/20220426183105.99779-1-carenas@gmail.com/

I think the last round:

  https://lore.kernel.org/git/20220513010020.55361-1-carenas@gmail.com/

is more or less done, so perhaps we should start merging it down to 'next' and all the way down to the older maintenance tracks like maint-2.30 that are affected.

Thanks.