Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1760250AbYGFVdp (ORCPT ); Sun, 6 Jul 2008 17:33:45 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1757776AbYGFVdg (ORCPT ); Sun, 6 Jul 2008 17:33:36 -0400 Received: from pasmtpb.tele.dk ([80.160.77.98]:40640 "EHLO pasmtpB.tele.dk" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1757627AbYGFVdg (ORCPT ); Sun, 6 Jul 2008 17:33:36 -0400 Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2008 23:34:24 +0200 From: Sam Ravnborg To: Sebastian Siewior Cc: Jan Engelhardt , Linux Kernel Mailing List Subject: Re: linux fatal: cannot describe Message-ID: <20080706213424.GA8451@uranus.ravnborg.org> References: <20080701200951.GB10677@uranus.ravnborg.org> <20080701221808.GA26272@Chamillionaire.breakpoint.cc> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20080701221808.GA26272@Chamillionaire.breakpoint.cc> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1129 Lines: 34 On Wed, Jul 02, 2008 at 12:18:08AM +0200, Sebastian Siewior wrote: > * Sam Ravnborg | 2008-07-01 22:09:51 [+0200]: > > >> Just a note that when you run git-describe, you should probably quiten it. > >> > >> fatal: cannot describe 'bd7364a0fd5a4a2878fe4a224be1b142a4e6698e' > >> > >> This happens when tags are not present, which can happen if Linus's tree > >> is sent upwards again, IOW: > >> > >> machine1$ git-clone torvalds/linux-2.6.git > >> machine1$ git push elsewhere master > >> > >> machine2$ git-clone elsewhere:/linux > >> machine2$ git-describe HEAD > >> fatal: cannot describe that > > > >Hi Jan. > > > >Any specific reason why you sent it to me? > >Maybe because I do not use git describe at all? > Maybe he was thinking about this (and didn't know that you were moving): > > --- > scripts: don't desribe if there is nothing to describe Applied. Sam -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/