[xen-tools-dev] [PATCH] harden git usage in Makefile

[Stéphane Jourdois]

1) 'git st' is an user alias.
2) 'git status' fails if in the middle of a commit (ie. local modified files).

'git ls-files' is more robust, use it in Makefile.
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 Makefile |    2 +-
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a996ca8..e3b2de1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ DIST_PREFIX = ${TMP}
 VERSION     = 4.2beta1
 DEBVERSION  = $(shell echo $(VERSION)|sed 's/\(rc\|pre\|beta\|alpha\)/~\1/')
 BASE        = xen-tools
-VCS         = $(shell if git st > /dev/null; then echo git; \
+VCS         = $(shell if git ls-files > /dev/null; then echo git; \
                     elif hg st  > /dev/null; then echo hg; \
                     else                          echo cannot-determine-used-vcs; fi)
 
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1.5.6.5