[syslinux] hdt: git tag vs. git describe

[H. Peter Anvin]

Sebastian Herbszt wrote:
> # git tag -l | grep hdt-0.3.3
> hdt-0.3.3
> 
> # git describe
> hdt-0.3.1-78-g78fdb43
> 
> Shouldn't "git describe" print something like "hdt-0.3.3-123-g456789"?
> Why does it still use the hdt-0.3.1 tag?
> 

First of all, make sure you have the proper tags... second, it'll pick 
whichever tag has fewer commits delta from the current one.  I don't 
know why in your case that would be hdt-0.3.1.

Looking at "gitk" might help explain it?

	-hpa