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

2 messages from 2009-10-20 to 2009-10-20. Participants: Mohamed Bamakhrama, Santi Béjar.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/21293

## Mohamed Bamakhrama, 2009-10-20 11:59

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

Thanks in advance.

Best Regards,
Mohamed

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## Santi Béjar, 2009-10-20 12:06

Subject: Re: ".dirty" suffix when building git from the source code
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In-Reply-To: <40378e40910200459i14b06002k1b805936e39b5022@mail.gmail.com>

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

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