Re: BK snapshots removed from kernel.org?

[Jeff Garzik]

Dave Jones wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 30, 2005 at 11:17:42PM -0500, Jeff Garzik wrote:
>  > >with the requirement (for me) that I not be required to use BK?
>  > >I'll munge scripts or whatever...
>  > >but I guess that I'll also need a kernel.org account to do that.
>  > 
>  > Should hopefully just be changing get-version.pl ...
>
> hmm, it's going to go a bit nutso when it finds the most
> recent TAG: is from the bk pull of 2.6.11.x into Linus tree.
> So it generates -bk from /that/ instead of 2.6.12.

Correct (your description, not the code...), that is the problem that 
causes snapshots to go bonkers.


> Could hack around it by checking the cset is from Linus I suppose ?

Probably best just to parse the Makefile, since TAG is no longer a valid 
indicator.


>  > 	Jeff, still catching up from trip+engagement
>
> Congrats!

Thanks!

	Jeff


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