<rsbecker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > On October 19, 2022 10:35 AM, I wrote: >>When I build 2.38.1, I'm ending up with GIT-VERSION-FILE as follows: >> >>$ cat GIT-VERSION-FILE >>GIT_VERSION = 2.38.GIT >> >>$ ./git version >>git version 2.38.GIT That is unexpected. >>This seems a bit different from past patches. Is this intended? > > I should point out that I used the 'main' branch for this build. Yes, you should. You didn't build 2.38.1. If you built 'main' (which does not really exist, by the way---I push out 'master' to 'master' and to 'main' when I publish for illusion), it has a lot of development towards the next feature release plus whatever is in 'maint', and 2.38.GIT is expected. "git checkout --detach v2.38.1" and build from there, and then you can say "I built 2.38.1". "git checkout maint" and building it right now would also build 2.38.1 but that is only true until 'maint' gains more updates on top to prepare for 2.38.2. HTH.
