Re: git: a1097094c4c5 - main - newvers: Set explicit git revision length

From: John Baldwin <jhb_at_FreeBSD.org>
Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 14:53:36 UTC
On 12/13/24 08:06, Ed Maste wrote:
> The branch main has been updated by emaste:
> 
> URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=a1097094c4c5d810287aca092f4ab5f9f86a426a
> 
> commit a1097094c4c5d810287aca092f4ab5f9f86a426a
> Author:     Pat Maddox <pat@patmaddox.com>
> AuthorDate: 2024-12-13 05:28:18 +0000
> Commit:     Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org>
> CommitDate: 2024-12-13 13:06:10 +0000
> 
>      newvers: Set explicit git revision length
>      
>      The --short flag is configurable. Setting an explicit length supports
>      reproducible builds.
>      
>      Signed-off-by: Pat Maddox <pat@patmaddox.com>
>      Reviewed by: emaste, imp
>      Differential revision: https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-src/pull/1547

Hmm, this seems to defeat the purpose of the --short flag.  I think if you want
this to be reproducible you just need to use the full hash.  If we get enough commits
that git thinks we need a longer short hash, then truncating the hash to a shorter
length here is a bug.

-- 
John Baldwin