Re: [PATCH] scripts/setlocalversion on readonly source

From: Sam Ravnborg
Date: Sun Jun 14 2009 - 16:24:57 EST


>
>
> Do not update index on read only media.
> Idea published by Christian Kujau <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>.
>
> 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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