Re: Distinguishing releases from pre-rc snapshots

[Pavel Roskin]

Quoting Frans Pop <elendil@xxxxxxxxx>:

> 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

I don't see how I can use it in preprocessor conditions.

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Regards,
Pavel Roskin
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