linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] scripts/setlocalversion on readonly source

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Date:	Sun, 14 Jun 2009 22:27:04 +0200
From:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
To:	Nico Schottelius <nico-linuxsetlocalversion@...ottelius.org>,
	Christian Kujau <lists@...dbynature.de>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] scripts/setlocalversion on readonly source

> 
> 
> Do not update index on read only media.
> Idea published by Christian Kujau <lists@...dbynature.de>.
> 
> diff --git a/scripts/setlocalversion b/scripts/setlocalversion
> index 0079047..46989b8 100755
> --- a/scripts/setlocalversion
> +++ b/scripts/setlocalversion
> @@ -39,8 +39,10 @@ if head=`git rev-parse --verify --short HEAD 2>/dev/null`; then
>  	        printf -- '-svn%s' "`git svn find-rev $head`"
>  	fi
>  
> -	# Are there uncommitted changes?
> -	git update-index --refresh --unmerged > /dev/null
> +	# Update index only on r/w media
> +	[ -w . ] && git update-index --refresh --unmerged > /dev/null
> +
> +	# Check for uncommitted changes
>  	if git diff-index --name-only HEAD | grep -v "^scripts/package" \
>  	    | read dummy; then
>  		printf '%s' -dirty

Please sign-off future patches.
I applied this with no signoff - but this is an exception.

	Sam
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