linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RFC] kconfig: place git SHA1 in .config output if in git tree

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Date:	Mon, 1 Mar 2010 09:34:04 +0100
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, zippel@...ux-m68k.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC] kconfig: place git SHA1 in .config output if in git
 tree


* Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:

> This patch appends the SHA1 hash of the current git tree to the
> kernel version line, or "[Not git tree]" if run from a non-git tree.
> Uses "git log" to print the hash.
> 
> Suggested-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
> Cc: Roman Zippel <zippel@...ux-m68k.org>
> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>

>  	fprintf(out, _("#\n"
>  		       "# Automatically generated make config: don't edit\n"
> -		       "# Linux kernel version: %s\n"
> +		       "# Linux kernel version: %s %s\n"
>  		       "%s%s"
>  		       "#\n"),
>  		     sym_get_string_value(sym),
> +		     gitsha[0] == '\0' ? "[Not git tree]" : gitsha,

Very nice!

I have scripting that does something similar for (most of) my own configs, but 
it would be nice to see your more complete patch upstream.

Thanks,

	Ingo
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