Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 27 Nov 2010 14:38:24 +0100 | From | Lionel Debroux <> | Subject | Re: Can't find fourth number version tags in GIT kernel |
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Hello,
On 27.11.2010 14:07, Spelic wrote: > Hello LKML > I'm trying to use GIT to stay up-to-date with the kernel sources, > but in > git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git > and even > git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.36.y.git > > I can't find versions with four numbers, e.g. I do find tag: > > v2.6.35 > (and also the release candidates for 2.6.35) > > but I can't find tags: > > v2.6.35.1 > v2.6.35.2 > ... > v2.6.35.9 > > Apparently tag v2.6.35 really brings me to v2.6.35.0 and not to > v2.6.35.9 so it's a problem... I usually want to get the highest > number in the fourth number, not the lowest. > Like this I don't know how to get the bugfixes...? > > What am I missing? > > Thank you > PS: can you please reply to me also, as I am not subscribed to LKML. > Thanks For 2.6.35 tags, you need to use the 2.6.35.y repository: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.35.y.git
More generally, or 2.6.x.y tags with x >= 11, use the 2.6.x.y tree.
Also noteworthy is the combined tree for 2.6.x.y updates: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6-stable.git
Hope that this helps, Lionel.
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