git_tag potentailly does not work

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I am using the following puppet code:

class{git:
  svn => false,
  gui => false,
}

class cgit {
  git::repo{'cgit':
    path    => '/usr/local/src/cgit',
    source  => 'git://git.zx2c4.com/cgit',
    git_tag => 'v0.9.1',
  }

}

I am expecting this to clone the repo and check out the tag `v0.9.1`` But when
I go to check which version is actually checked out I see:

root@precise32:/usr/local/src/cgit# git describe
v0.9.1-88-g7966fd9

And not:

root@precise32:/usr/local/src/cgit# git describe
v0.9.1

Any ideas? Or is it an error on my part (am new to puppet).

[Aethylred]

Hmm, the last part is the shortened hash. I'll have to look into it further and see if I can replicate the behavior.

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Here is how the describe output is to be interpreted:

v0.9.1-88-g7966fd9
   ^    ^ ^   ^
   |    | |   |
   |    | |   +--- Abbreviated ID (SHA1) of the commit
   |    | +------- 'g' means this identifier was generated by git
   |    +--------- 88 commits ahead of the closest reachable tag in the DAG
   +-------------- The closest reachable tag

Hope that helps.