linux-kernel - setlocalversion bug [Was: Linux 2.6.30-rc6]

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Date:	Sat, 16 May 2009 10:48:01 +0200
From:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
To:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>,
	Nico Schottelius <nico-linux-20090330@...ottelius.org>
Cc:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: setlocalversion bug [Was: Linux 2.6.30-rc6]

On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 02:53:08AM -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> 
> Strange version numbering....   x86-64/Fedora 10/2.6.30-rc6 with no 
> local modifications or 'localversion' file, built straight from git:
> 
> $ make -s oldconfig && make -sj17
> $ sudo make modules_install && sudo make install
> ...
>   INSTALL /lib/firmware/edgeport/down2.fw
>   INSTALL /lib/firmware/whiteheat_loader.fw
>   INSTALL /lib/firmware/whiteheat.fw
>   DEPMOD  2.6.30-rc6-00000-rc6
> sh /spare/repo/linux-2.6/arch/x86/boot/install.sh 2.6.30-rc6-00000-rc6 
> arch/x86/boot/bzImage \
> 		System.map "/boot"
> 
> 
> 
> "2.6.30-rc6-00000-rc6" seems like something is broken, as building a 
> released version from git always gave me a proper "2.6.30-rc5"-style 
> version, as expected.

Hi Nico.

This looks like something introduced by: 
a182ad3d0f858f50bb719a48bb35a013e12366c5
("kbuild: fix scripts/setlocalversion with git")

Can you take a look at this.

	Sam
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