linux-kernel - Re: linux fatal: cannot describe <sha1>

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Date:	Tue, 1 Jul 2008 22:09:51 +0200
From:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
To:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...ozas.de>
Cc:	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: linux fatal: cannot describe <sha1>

On Tue, Jul 01, 2008 at 06:20:17PM +0200, Jan Engelhardt wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> 
> 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?

	Sam

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