On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 2:20 PM, Michal Marek <mmarek@xxxxxxx> wrote: > On 12.5.2011 23:07, matt mooney wrote: >> 2011/5/12 Michal Marek <mmarek@xxxxxxx>: >>> On 12.5.2011 20:25, mfmooney@xxxxxxxxx wrote: >>>> diff --git a/scripts/package/Makefile b/scripts/package/Makefile >>>> index 1b7eaea..a32dc2d 100644 >>>> --- a/scripts/package/Makefile >>>> +++ b/scripts/package/Makefile >>>> @@ -118,10 +118,14 @@ perf-tar=perf-$(KERNELVERSION) >>>> >>>> quiet_cmd_perf_tar = TAR >>>> cmd_perf_tar = \ >>>> -git archive --prefix=$(perf-tar)/ HEAD^{tree} \ >>>> - $$(cat $(srctree)/tools/perf/MANIFEST) -o $(perf-tar).tar; \ >>>> +git --git-dir=$(srctree)/.git --work-tree=$(srctree) \ >>> >>> Neither git archive not git rev-parse need the work tree, --git-dir=.. >>> is sufficient. >> >> Are you sure? > > Yes. > $ cd /tmp > $ git --git-dir=$HOME/linux-2.6/.git rev-parse HEAD > e0a04b11e4059cab033469617c2a3ce2d8cab416 > You are right about that command, but it doesn't use the source tree. Do a git --git-dir=$HOME/linux-2.6/.git status from /tmp and see what happens. So do you want me to send a new patch without --work-tree= in git rev-parse? -matt -- GPG-Key: 9AFE00EA -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kernel-janitors" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html