- # If we are past a tagged commit (like "v2.6.30-rc5-302-g72357d5"),
- # we pretty print it.
- if atag="`git describe 2>/dev/null`"; then
- echo "$atag" | awk -F- '{printf("-%05d-%s", $(NF-1),$(NF))}'
+ # Check for git and a git repo.
+ if head=`git rev-parse --verify --short HEAD 2>/dev/null`; then
+
+ # If we are at a tagged commit (like "v2.6.30-rc6"), we ignore
+ # it, because this version is defined in the top level Makefile.
+ if [ -z "`git describe --exact-match 2>/dev/null`" ]; then
+
+ # If only the short version is requested, don't bother
+ # running further git commands
+ if $short; then
+ echo "+"
+ return
+ fi
+ # If we are past a tagged commit (like
+ # "v2.6.30-rc5-302-g72357d5"), we pretty print it.
+ if atag="`git describe 2>/dev/null`"; then
+ echo "$atag" | awk -F- '{printf("-%05d-%s", $(NF-1),$(NF))}'
+
+ # If we don't have a tag at all we print -g{commitish}.
+ else
+ printf '%s%s' -g $head
+ fi
+ fi