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".dirty" suffix when building git from the source code

Subject: ".dirty" suffix when building git from the source code

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2 messages between Oct 20, 2009 and Oct 20, 2009.

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Mohamed Bamakhrama· Oct 20, 2009, 11:59 UTC · lore

Hi all,

I have cloned the git repository and built the v1.6.4.4 tag. The compilation went OK and I got the tool up and running. However, when I generate patches, I see that the tool comments the patches with "1.6.4.4.dirty".

My question is: what is the meaning of the ".dirty" suffix?

Thanks in advance.

Best Regards, Mohamed

Santi Béjar· Oct 20, 2009, 12:06 UTC · re: Mohamed Bamakhrama · lore

Re: ".dirty" suffix when building git from the source code

On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 1:59 PM, Mohamed Bamakhrama <bamakhrama@gmail.com> wrote:

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> Hi all,
>
> I have cloned the git repository and built the v1.6.4.4 tag. The
> compilation went OK and I got the tool up and running. However, when I
> generate patches, I see that the tool comments the patches with
> "1.6.4.4.dirty".
>
> My question is: what is the meaning of the ".dirty" suffix?

It says that the git source code was modified when git was compiled.

HTH, Santi