Paul Richards <paul.richards@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Take a look how for example git project and Linux kernel use "git describe" > > in GIT-VERSION-GEN script, and how they use GIT-VERSION-GEN script in the > > Makefile. > > Thanks, it appears though that "git describe" does not work in Cygwin git. :( That's a serious bug. git describe should work fine on any system Git itself runs on; its written in pure C and with the exception of the --contains flag, doesn't rely on any external programs. -- Shawn. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html