build failed with error 'fatal: No names found, cannot describe anything.' added '--always' flag to resolve the error

MohamoudAli12 · thliebig · commit 44d47c15aa1d · 2026-04-10T19:38:17.000+02:00
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ IF(EXISTS ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/.git )
   FIND_PACKAGE(Git)
   # Get the latest abbreviated commit hash of the working branch
   execute_process(
-    COMMAND ${GIT_EXECUTABLE} describe --tags
+    COMMAND ${GIT_EXECUTABLE} describe --tags --always
     WORKING_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}
     OUTPUT_VARIABLE GITREV
   )

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ IF(EXISTS ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/.git )`
`35`	`35`	`FIND_PACKAGE(Git)`
`36`	`36`	`# Get the latest abbreviated commit hash of the working branch`
`37`	`37`	`execute_process(`
`38`		`- COMMAND ${GIT_EXECUTABLE} describe --tags`
	`38`	`+ COMMAND ${GIT_EXECUTABLE} describe --tags --always`
`39`	`39`	`WORKING_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}`
`40`	`40`	`OUTPUT_VARIABLE GITREV`
`41`	`41`	`)`