linux-kernel - Re: Git bisect problem

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Message-ID: <CA+5PVA6s_FrJ63Sb-Kcj7JZVBc+iG9AgCT3_NyR0UVBLx+aKxw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Tue, 26 Mar 2013 13:48:23 -0400
From:	Josh Boyer <jwboyer@...il.com>
To:	Mike Keehan <mike@...han.net>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Git bisect problem

On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 12:22 PM, Mike Keehan <mike@...han.net> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to find out which update causes my 5G Wifi
> connection to time out when authenticating.
>
> Following the instructions in git help bisect, I
> git cloned the kernel, then git bisect start, and
> git bisect bad v3.9.0-rc2.
>
> This errors with :-
>   fatal: Needed a single revision
>   Bad rev input: v3.9.0-rc2
>
> and git bisect good v3.9.0-rc1 gives same error.
>
> How are you supposed to specify the revision?

It has to match a tag name if you're doing that.  So it would be:

git bisect good v3.9-rc1; git bisect bad v3.9-rc2

Note the lack of .0.

josh
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