On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 3:06 AM, Sebastian Schuberth <sschuberth@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sun, Sep 8, 2013 at 7:41 PM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>> a case where you have your own tag that points at the exact version >>>> as I tagged? In such a case, do you have a preference on which tag >>> >>> No. I always carry patches on top. >> >> That answer sidesteps the real issue; which one would you prefer if >> there are two or more tags? "describe" updated with your patch >> would consider both and I think it favours the annotated one over >> lightweight. If it matches the preferred order then G-V-N with you >> patch would help your workflow; otherwise you would still need a >> different way, e.g. making sure what you want it to use is always >> used by doing the ">version" thing. > > My answer sidesteps the issue because you were explicitly offering the > sidestep in you original question ;-) Anyway, in such a scenario I > would probably prefer my own tag instead of upstream's tag, to be > honest. So you're right that in this case my patch won't help. But > like I said, the case is not valid for me as I will always carry > patches on top, and other people might feel differently about which > tag (annotated vs. lightweight) they prefer if both point to the same > commit. Indeed. I prefer it the other way; annotated takes precedence. -- Felipe Contreras -- 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