Re: git-describe considers WC dirty incorrectly when using --git-dir

On Wed, Mar 4, 2015 at 11:54 AM, Junio C Hamano [off-list ref] wrote:

Chris Pimlott [off-list ref] writes:

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  folio:text chris$ git --git-dir=../.git describe --always --dirty
  c0edd63-dirty

I have a feeling that this is not limited to describe at all.  With
the --git-dir option, you are telling Git that your GIT_DIR is over
there and (by not using --work-tree together with that option) you
are telling Git that you do not want Git to guess where the working
tree is (instead, you are telling Git that you are at the top of the
working tree), no?

Ah, my apologies, you are correct.  I was not aware of --work-tree and
didn't realize that specifying --git-dir would turn off the normal
working tree discovery process.  Thanks!