linux-kernel - Re: has something changed recently involving adding the git version string?

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Date:	Fri, 1 Dec 2006 08:27:23 -0500 (EST)
From:	"Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@...dspring.com>
To:	Linux kernel mailing list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: has something changed recently involving adding the git version
 string?

On Fri, 1 Dec 2006, Robert P. J. Day wrote:

>   has there been a change in the last few days involving whether the
> kernel option CONFIG_LOCALVERSION_AUTO appends the first part of
> $(git rev-parse HEAD) to the kernel uname?
>
>   i could have *sworn* that, only a few days ago, i could configure
> and build a new kernel with a uname release of something like
> "2.6.19-rday-ge0f1..."  now, though, all i get is "2.6.19-rday".
> and that affects the installed /lib/modules/ directory name as well.
>
>   am i just hallucinating again?
>
> rday

duh.  never mind, i just noticed the "git name-rev --tags HEAD" check
in "setlocalversion" for non-release trees.  sorry.  carry on.

rday
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