Re: [PATCH] scripts/setlocalversion on readonly source

[Christian Kujau <lists@nerdbynature.de>]

On Sun, 14 Jun 2009, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> > Do not update index on read only media.
> > Idea published by Christian Kujau <lists@nerdbynature.de>.
> > 
> > diff --git a/scripts/setlocalversion b/scripts/setlocalversion
> > index 0079047..46989b8 100755
> > --- a/scripts/setlocalversion
> > +++ b/scripts/setlocalversion
> > @@ -39,8 +39,10 @@ if head=`git rev-parse --verify --short HEAD 2>/dev/null`; then
> >  	        printf -- '-svn%s' "`git svn find-rev $head`"
> >  	fi
> >  
> > -	# Are there uncommitted changes?
> > -	git update-index --refresh --unmerged > /dev/null
> > +	# Update index only on r/w media
> > +	[ -w . ] && git update-index --refresh --unmerged > /dev/null
> > +
> > +	# Check for uncommitted changes
> >  	if git diff-index --name-only HEAD | grep -v "^scripts/package" \
> >  	    | read dummy; then
> >  		printf '%s' -dirty
> 
> Please sign-off future patches.
> I applied this with no signoff - but this is an exception.

I'm not sure if we want to have patches w/o a signoff in the tree; but I 
could only add a

   Tested-by: Christian Kujau <lists@nerdbynature.de>

since it's Nico's patch now.

Thanks,
Christian.
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