Github user mattf commented on the pull request:
https://github.com/apache/spark/pull/1216#issuecomment-47306081
instead of set +e/-e, i'd suggest "git rev-parse || :" and then construct
the GITREVSTRING on a positive "test -n" result
however, the code works as presented
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