GNU bug report logs - #12441
24.2.50; emacs-bzr-version is not reliable

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Harald Hanche-Olsen <hanche <at> math.ntnu.no>

Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2012 09:54:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Found in version 24.2.50

Fixed in version 24.3

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #21 received at 12441 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
To: Harald Hanche-Olsen <hanche <at> math.ntnu.no>
Cc: rgm <at> gnu.org, 12441 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#12441: Acknowledgement (24.2.50;
	emacs-bzr-version is not reliable)
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2012 15:32:04 -0400

> In emacs-bzr-get-version, in version.el, there seems to be a special
> branch in the cond dealing with lightweight checkouts.  Maybe you could
> just remove that branch? It will only work, and unreliably to boot,
> with a lightweight checkout from a local branch.

Lightweight checkouts of local branches are very common, so we
definitely want to handle them right at least in the "normal" case where
the checkout is showing the tip of the corresponding branch (contrary
to your particular case).


        Stefan
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