strange result of `git describe` while bisecting

2015-06-12 Thread Philippe De Muyter
Hi, I am bisecting the kernel tree between v3.17 and v3.18, and 'git describe' is used by the kernel compilation process. Why do I get a version v3.17-rc7-1626-ga4b4a2b, that seems outside of [v3.17..v3.18] ? To reproduce : git bisect start git bisect bad v3.18 git bisect good v3.17 Bisecting:

Re: strange result of `git describe` while bisecting

2015-06-12 Thread Andreas Schwab
Philippe De Muyter p...@macq.eu writes: I am bisecting the kernel tree between v3.17 and v3.18, and 'git describe' is used by the kernel compilation process. Why do I get a version v3.17-rc7-1626-ga4b4a2b, that seems outside of [v3.17..v3.18] ? Because your are testing a side branch that is

Re: strange result of `git describe` while bisecting

2015-06-12 Thread Philippe De Muyter
On Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 03:17:40PM +0200, Andreas Schwab wrote: Philippe De Muyter p...@macq.eu writes: I am bisecting the kernel tree between v3.17 and v3.18, and 'git describe' is used by the kernel compilation process. Why do I get a version v3.17-rc7-1626-ga4b4a2b, that seems outside