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List:       autoconf-bug
Subject:    Re: git checkout
From:       D Herring <dherring () tentpost ! com>
Date:       2010-01-27 3:59:47
Message-ID: hjodni$fnh$1 () ger ! gmane ! org
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Bruno Haible wrote:

> But first, has anyone analyzed why git-version-gen failed at all in [3]?
> The message
>   fatal: cannot describe 'a2889ee464562b0b91c1bd6dd00d846ce4b022a0'
> indicates some setup or build script problem on Hydra's side.

git-describe usually prints that message when it can't find an 
appropriate tag.  If the local repo does have tags prior to the listed 
object, check whether --match <pattern> is being used.

- Daniel




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