linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] setlocalversion: do not append git commit hash if localversion* exists

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Date:   Sun, 5 Feb 2023 21:03:27 +0900
From:   Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>
To:     linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] setlocalversion: do not append git commit hash if
 localversion* exists

On Tue, Jan 31, 2023 at 10:33 PM Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org> wrote:
>
> Since commit dcfbcb1033bb ("setlocalversion: use only the correct
> release tag for git-describe"), KERNELRELEASE of linux-next is
> annoyingly long:
>
>   $ make kernelrelease
>   6.2.0-rc6-next-20230131-09515-g80bd9028feca
>
> The string '-09515-g80bd9028feca' is appended because git-describe now
> uses the v6.2.0 tag instead of the next-20230113 tag.
>
> In linux-next, the 'localversion-next' file well specifies the local
> version, so the extra info from git is unneeded.
>
> Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>
> ---


I will drop this patch,
and send an alternative one.



-- 
Best Regards
Masahiro Yamada