Re: Distinguishing releases from pre-rc snapshots

[Frans Pop]

Pavel Roskin wrote:
> I'm trying to keep some external drivers up to date with the kernel, and
> the first two weeks after the release is the worst time for me.  There
> is no way to distinguish the current git kernel from the latest release.
> It's only after rc1 is released that I can use preprocessor to check
> LINUX_VERSION_CODE.
> 
> Before that, I have to rely on tricks or change the kernel version
> myself in a separate patch and tell other team members to do the same.
 
Note that you can see if there have been commits since a release (the last git tag) by using the command 'git describe'.

$ git checkout -b temp v2.6.23
Switched to a new branch "temp"
$ git describe
v2.6.23
$ git checkout master
$ git describe
v2.6.23-4223-g65a6ec0

Format is: last tag - # commits since last tag - id of HEAD commit

Hope this helps,
Frans Pop
-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/