> man git-describe:
>
> DESCRIPTION
> The command finds the most recent tag that is reachable from a
> commit.
> [...]
> By default (without --all or --tags) git describe only shows
> annotated tags. For more information about creating annotated
> tags see the -a and -s options to git-tag(1).
>
> If there is no such tag, it refuses to work. Annotate your tags, or
> try --always.
>
> --
> Thomas Rast
> trast@{inf,student}.ethz.ch
>
Thanks! It is working ok.
Although it is probably not the best error handling.
I believe git should fail with some meaningful message in this case...
Thanks,
Eugene
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